Her funeral took place on March 21, 1617. Every one said that she died from small pox. Her father was Powhatan her husband was John Rolfe her son was Thomas Rolfe. They said that it might have been pneimonia.
1 November 1982: Hurricane Iwa was one of Hawaii's most damaging hurricanes. 2  Although it was only a category 1 storm, it passed just miles west of Kauai, moving at a speed of nearly 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). It hit the island of Kauai as a Category 4 on September 11. 2  Iniki caused almost $2 billion in damage, mainly to Kauai. 3  It remains the third costliest East/Central Pacific hurricane on record, only behind Hurricane Paul in 1982 and Hurricane Manuel in 2014. 4  Six died as a result.
Home | History | Meteorology | Damage Photos | Video | News Clippings | References. Check out WFO Boston/Taunton's 1938 Hurricane Page. On September 21, 1938, one of the most destructive and powerful hurricanes in recorded history struck Long Island and Southern New England. The storm developed near the Cape Verde Islands on September 9, tracking across the Atlantic and up the Eastern Seaboard.