Very good stuff. Thank you for the work that you put into this and for sharing it. I am a retired social studies teacher and now have the pleasure of being an interpreter at Fort William Henry on Lake George. Feel free to come and enjoy our story at the fort and the nearby Lake George Battlefield. It might also give you material for another video.
There's a monument in my town of Easthampton, Mass. of a raid that took place later that same year. The village of Pascommuck had a population of 33 . Melting snow caused flooding that spring , which left the village isolated . A raiding party came down from Mt.Tom and killed 19 of the settlers , 3 others were dragged off to Canada .
This was so interesting! I’ve lived in Deerfield for 18 years and walk my dog there a lot. Now I know when we come in to Deerfield Academy from the cornfields to the north we are crossing an old national boundary. That’s nuts!
Thank you for the excellent summary. I think this "massacre" represents one point in a century long process. Unfortunately for the colonists in this instance, they suffered greatly. However, the displaced native people of what would become Connecticut and Massachusetts also suffered. The Pequot War which was fought against the nation of that name, saw an entire culture exterminated in one night. I hope we as a society can learn these lessons of the past to make the world better for the next generation.
I looked up my family history on family search. Both of my grandmother's are french Canadian. I found out that two of my great grandmothers were English women who were abducted during the Deerfield massacre.
I have lived in Deerfield for 50 years, and in the beginning they had a skeleton of a Native American in Memorial Hall. Luckily they removed it quite a while ago and have made more of an effort to inform about the people who were here first.
John Webb Field and Mary Bennett Field were my 7th. great grand parents. Mary was taken to Canada with two of her children. Her daughter Mary (Walahowey) ended staying with the Mohawks. Mary and her son eventually returned two years later.
Here are some of my take-aways after spending a week in Deerfield, MA learning about the raid. The Connecticut River valley is amazing farmland. Since it was once a glacial lake, the soil is extremely fertile. It is easy to see why the land has been inhabited since the last ice age. Also, the English never seem to want to learn about Native culture and to see how they survived for so long. The English put up figurative ways and symbolic walls to keep the Native people out. Also, in Metacom's War, the English settlers committed a horrific massacre against the Native people. I could understand why the next generation would want retribution. It seem like the English and the French brought their religious and political differences to North America and the Indigenous people were caught in the middle.
I never even heard about Deerfield until a few years ago. As a first generation American, I remember how Hollywood presented the Indians trying to stop an invasion of the continent,as somehow a bad thing on their part. All they were doing at the time was attempting to stop an invasion by a foreign people ,who pretended to be friendly and temporary guests .
My Ancestor John Lyman was directly involved in the Battle of Turner's Falls, which was an absolute massacre of indigenous women and children that took place in 1676. I don't think the town name should be Turners Falls. I carry a sense of shame, being related to this person. I appreciate your balanced and reverent view of the Raid of 1704. There are many markers in Old Deerfield that present the white-washed history of what happened and why. I appreciate your effort to present an objective narrative around it. Ironically, my great grandfather Clarence Lyman would collect and donate a large body of artifacts found in West Brookfield (where my mother was raised) to the West Brookfield town hall/historical society. It is still there and available to view upon appointment, I believe. A second irony is that my grandfather Douglas (son of Clarence) was 18 when he and his family (Clarence was his father) were displaced by the Quabbin resevoir imminent domain project. It seems fitting (if not tragic in some sense) given that only a handful of generations prior, the indigenous people of the area were given the very same treatment. All that said - this is really well done, and I'm subscribed and will be watching more of your content!
Hello! I am a student at deerfield academy, and I'm doing a project on this topic, and this was extremely helpful! thanks for posting!
Very good stuff. Thank you for the work that you put into this and for sharing it. I am a retired social studies teacher and now have the pleasure of being an interpreter at Fort William Henry on Lake George. Feel free to come and enjoy our story at the fort and the nearby Lake George Battlefield. It might also give you material for another video.
There's a monument in my town of Easthampton, Mass. of a raid that took place later that same year. The village of Pascommuck had a population of 33 . Melting snow caused flooding that spring , which left the village isolated . A raiding party came down from Mt.Tom and killed 19 of the settlers , 3 others were dragged off to Canada .
This was so interesting! I’ve lived in Deerfield for 18 years and walk my dog there a lot. Now I know when we come in to Deerfield Academy from the cornfields to the north we are crossing an old national boundary. That’s nuts!
My ancestor, John Sheldon, built The Old Indian House. He also made several trips to Canada to redeem captives.
Well done! Was just in Deerfield yesterday.
My ancestor was killed at Deerfield 1704 - Sgt. Samuel Boltwood
Thank you for the excellent summary. I think this "massacre" represents one point in a century long process. Unfortunately for the colonists in this instance, they suffered greatly. However, the displaced native people of what would become Connecticut and Massachusetts also suffered. The Pequot War which was fought against the nation of that name, saw an entire culture exterminated in one night. I hope we as a society can learn these lessons of the past to make the world better for the next generation.
I looked up my family history on family search. Both of my grandmother's are french Canadian. I found out that two of my great grandmothers were English women who were abducted during the Deerfield massacre.
Sarah Allen? That is my ancestor who was kidnapped and brought to Montreal.
Samuel Price was my ancestor who was kidnapped
I have lived in Deerfield for 50 years, and in the beginning they had a skeleton of a Native American in Memorial Hall. Luckily they removed it quite a while ago and have made more of an effort to inform about the people who were here first.
John Webb Field and Mary Bennett Field were my 7th. great grand parents. Mary was taken to Canada with two of her children. Her daughter Mary (Walahowey) ended staying with the Mohawks. Mary and her son eventually returned two years later.
Thanks for sharing your story.
I could sense the history even though I was watching through the lens of YT. Thank you!
Thanks for the compliment.
Here are some of my take-aways after spending a week in Deerfield, MA learning about the raid. The Connecticut River valley is amazing farmland. Since it was once a glacial lake, the soil is extremely fertile. It is easy to see why the land has been inhabited since the last ice age. Also, the English never seem to want to learn about Native culture and to see how they survived for so long. The English put up figurative ways and symbolic walls to keep the Native people out. Also, in Metacom's War, the English settlers committed a horrific massacre against the Native people. I could understand why the next generation would want retribution. It seem like the English and the French brought their religious and political differences to North America and the Indigenous people were caught in the middle.
A relative on my mom's side, Thomas Selden, 10:14 was killed during the raid and buried in the mound
I never even heard about Deerfield until a few years ago. As a first generation American, I remember how Hollywood presented the Indians trying to stop an invasion of the continent,as somehow a bad thing on their part. All they were doing at the time was attempting to stop an invasion by a foreign people ,who pretended to be friendly and temporary guests .
My Ancestor John Lyman was directly involved in the Battle of Turner's Falls, which was an absolute massacre of indigenous women and children that took place in 1676. I don't think the town name should be Turners Falls. I carry a sense of shame, being related to this person. I appreciate your balanced and reverent view of the Raid of 1704. There are many markers in Old Deerfield that present the white-washed history of what happened and why. I appreciate your effort to present an objective narrative around it. Ironically, my great grandfather Clarence Lyman would collect and donate a large body of artifacts found in West Brookfield (where my mother was raised) to the West Brookfield town hall/historical society. It is still there and available to view upon appointment, I believe. A second irony is that my grandfather Douglas (son of Clarence) was 18 when he and his family (Clarence was his father) were displaced by the Quabbin resevoir imminent domain project. It seems fitting (if not tragic in some sense) given that only a handful of generations prior, the indigenous people of the area were given the very same treatment. All that said - this is really well done, and I'm subscribed and will be watching more of your content!
I lost 2 relatives who were slaughtered and scalped one was gggggg aunt and 3 others taken to Canada! :(
Well I think my relative rouville-hertel was a leader of that attack... Crazy
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