Worcester County, Massachusetts
Victims of Indian Raids
The following lists have been compiled from numerous authorities, chiefly contemporary with the massacre:
KILLED IN MONOCO'S RAID, SUNDAY P.M., AUGUST 22, 1675, O. S.
| Mordecai McLeod - "MacLoad a Scotsman." |
| Lydia, (Lewis), wife of Mordecai McLeod |
| Hannah, daughter of Mordecai McLeod, aged three years. |
| An infant child of Mordecai and Lydia McLeod |
| George Bennett |
| Jacob Farrar, Junior |
| William Flagg, a soldier from Watertown |
| Joseph Wheeler, probably a non-resident soldier |
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VICTIMS OF THE MASSACRE OF FEBRUARY 10, 1676 |
| Jonas Fairbank |
| Joshua Fairbank, son of Jonas, aged fifteen years |
| Richard Wheeler |
| Ephraim Sawyer, son of Thomas, aged twenty-five years. |
| Henry Farrar, son of Jacob, Senior |
| John Ball |
| Elizabeth Ball, wife of John |
| An infant child of John and Elizabeth Ball |
| Ensign John Divoll |
| John Divoll, Jr., aged twelve years, died in captivity |
| Josiah Divoll, son of John, aged seven years |
| Hannah Divoll, daughter of John, aged nine years, died captive |
| Abraham Joslin, Jr., aged twenty-six years. |
| Ann Joslin, wife of Abraham, killed in captivity |
| Beatrice, daughter of Abraham an Ann Joslin, aged two years, killed in captivity. |
| Daniel Gains. |
| Thomas Rowlandson, aged nineteen years, nephew of Reverend Joseph |
| John Kettle, aged about thirty-seven years. |
| Joseph Kettle, son of John, aged about ten years |
| John Kettle, son of John, aged about sixteen years |
| Elizabeth (White), wife of Captain Henry Kerley |
| Henry Kerley, son of Captain Henry, aged eighteen years |
| William Kerley, son of Captain Henry, aged seventeen years. |
| Joseph Kerley, son of Captain Henry, aged seven years |
| Priscilla Roper, wife of Ephraim |
| Priscilla Roper, daughter of Ephraim, aged about three years |
| Sarah Rowlandson, daughter of Reverend Joseph, died of wound, February 18. |
| John McLeod, brother of Mordecai. |
| George Harrington, a soldier of Watertown, killed February __. |
| John Roper, killed March 26. |
| NOTE: A few others, probably six or seven, were slain at this time, the names of whom have not been found. |
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THE MASSACRE OF JULY 18, 1692. |
| Sarah (Howe) Joslin, wife of Peter |
| Peter Joslin, Jr., aged six years, killed in captivity |
| Three young children of Peper Joslin. |
| Hannah Whitcomb, widow of Jonathan. |
| Abraham Wheeler, son of Richard, aged thirty-six years, killed by Indians |
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November ?, 1695. Inventory dated November 6. |
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THE MASSACRE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1697 |
| Reverend John Whiting, aged thirty-three years. |
| Daniel Hudson |
| Joanna Hudson, wife of Daniel |
| Joannah Hudson, daughter of Daniel, aged thirty-seven years, killed captive |
| Elizabeth Hudson, daughter of Daniel, aged forty years, killed captive |
| Two children of Nathaniel and Rebeca Hudson |
| Ephraim Roper |
| Hannah (Goble) Roper, wife of Ephraim |
| Elizabeth Roper, daughter of Ephraim, aged fourteen years. |
| John Scate |
| The wife of John Scate |
| Joseph Rugg, aged about twenty-nine years, son of John |
| The wife of Joseph Rugg |
| Three young children of Joseph Rugg |
| Hannah (Prescott) Rugg, widow of John |
| Jonathan Fairbank, aged thirty-one years. |
| Grace Fairbank, daughter of Jonathan |
| Jonas Fairbank, son of Jonathan |
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KILLED IN ASSAULT BY FRENCH AND INDIANS, JULY 31, 1704 |
| Lieutenant Nathaniel Wilder, aged fifty-four years |
| Abraham How, a soldier of Marlborough |
| Benjamin Hutchins, a soldier of Marlborough |
| John Spalding, a soldier |
| Jonathan White, son of Josiah, aged fifteen years, killed by Indians July 16, 1707. |
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KILLED IN INDIAN FIGHT, AUGUST 17, 1707 |
| Jonathan Wilder, son of Nathaniel and Mary , aged twenty-two years. |
| Richard Singleterry of Marlborough |
| Ensign John Farrar, son of Jacob, Jr., & Hannah, aged thirty-five years. |
| An Indian Servant of Nathaniel Wilder, killed by Indians Aug. 5, 1710. |
Source:
Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850
Edited by Henry S. Nourse, A. M.
Clinton, Mass.:
W. J. Coulter, Printer, Courant Office. 1890
(Conbributed by Sharon Wick)
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