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| This war was an English/Indian war with no counterpart in Europe. It was the first of many to affect the Abenaki People. The war actually consisted of two parts. The first part was waged in southern New England against tribes of that region and the second part was between the Wabanaki and the settlers of ME & NH. This second part continued long after Philip had been killed in the south. Many Native People were rounded up, leaders were hanged, and many others sold into slavery to help pay the cost of the war. The action in southern New England created refugees from those tribes, who fled in many directions to escape the war. Many of these refugees came to the Abenaki in ME & NH seeking safety with their northern relatives. The Abenaki began moving their families deeper into the forests and to new villages established in Quebec. During this period all of the English settlements in Maine were abandoned, most fleeing to family and friends in the Boston region. |
| 1675, fall |
Raid on Thomas Purchase's trading house |
Androscoggin River, current day Brunswick ME |
Mr. Purchase's family was one of the first in Maine to be affected by hostilities. Some Androscoggin warriors fed up with Purchase's outrageous trading practices paid him a visit. The man folk were away at the time of the raid. The women were not molested, but the house was ransacked and trade goods were carried away. The warriors left a message - others will follow and not treat you so kindly. Mr. Purchase moved his family to Boston. |
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| 1675-1676, winter |
Epidemic |
New England |
"strange diseases" break out in Native populations |
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| 1676, Jun.15 |
Order |
Boston MA |
certain Indians be brought in to Cocheco (Dover NH) by Wannalancet and other Sachems so that they may be employed in the public service |
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| 1676, Jul.3, 1676 |
Treaty |
Dover NH |
with Wannalancet and other Sagamores |
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| 1676, Oct.13 |
Order |
Boston MA |
16 Indians be enlisted and equipped for service as scouts in the woods around Kittery, York, etc., under Maj. Waldron |
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| 1676 |
Abenaki Migrations Begin |
Sillery, Tadoussac, & Quebec |
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| 1676 |
Mogg's Treaty |
Maine |
English vs Abenaki
not accepted by most tribes |
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| 1677, Jul.1 |
Letter |
ME |
from Moxes and others declaring that they desire to live in peace with the English, that they have taken good care of the prisoners and that they would like to trade as formerly |
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| 1678 |
Treaty of Casco |
Maine |
Wabanaki sovereignty recognized and English agreed to pay rent for their lands |
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