No, she didn't. She contracted scarlet fever at the age of 14, which resulted in lifelong blindness. Throughout the 1880's she attended the Iowa College for the Blind at Vinton in Iowa, during which time she took a year out before graduating with honours in 1889 at the age of 24. Contrary to popular belief, she never went on to herself become a teacher of the blind, nor did she ever marry-she passed away on 20th October 1928, at the age of just 63. The strain of scarlet fever that she contracted no longer exists now- it was a scourge of Victorian times and attacked the region of the brain that controls eyesight. However, modern strains of scarlet fever do not do this, so today's sufferers are no longer at risk of such terrible consequences.
Yes. Grace was 2 when Mary lost her eyesight at age 14.
We learn about Mary's loss in On The Shores of Silver Lake but she had lost her eyesight a little before that, when Caroline, Carrie, Grace and Mary all caught the measles or as they called it, scarlet fever.
Mary Ingalls was born on January 10, 1865.
Mary Amelia Ingalls's real name was Mary Amelia Ingalls. She was a real person and a character in the "Little House on the Prairie" book series.
Mary Ingalls Kendall was a fictionalized portrayal of Laura's real life sister Mary. In actuality, Mary Ingalls never married, likely due to her disability, and died in 1928.
Mary Ingalls died at the age of 63 on October 20, 1928.
There is no record of Mary Ingalls, a character from the "Little House on the Prairie" book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, having a baby boy. In the book series, Mary Ingalls never married or had children.
Laura Ingalls Wilder was the second of five children. Her siblings were Mary, Caroline, Charles, and Grace.
Mary Ingalls was an exceptional student; in both regular school and in her college for the blind.
Laura Ingalls was three years younger than Mary Ingalls.
Laura Ingalls Wilder had four siblings: Mary Amelia Ingalls, Caroline Celestia Ingalls ("Carrie"), Charles Frederick Ingalls ("Charlie"), and Grace Pearl Ingalls.
Laura's sister Mary was born, lived and died as Mary Ingalls. She never married.