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Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA



 


Latitude: 43.6615, Longitude: -70.2553


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The raids of August 1676 were a significant part of the Northeast Coast campaign during King Philip's War, a conflict that pitted Native American tribes against English settlers in New England. These raids were orchestrated by the Wabanaki Confederacy, a coalition of Native American tribes, targeting colonial American settlements along the border of the New England Colonies and Acadia in what is now Maine.

During the initial month of this campaign, the Wabanaki Confederacy wreaked havoc along approximately 45 miles of the coast east of Casco Bay. They were responsible for the deaths and capture of numerous colonists, as well as the burning of many farms. This aggressive campaign effectively halted the expansion of colonial American settlements in the region, compelling the colonists to abandon their homes and retreat to the relative safety of Salem, Massachusetts.

A poignant account came from Thaddeus Clark of Casco Bay, who wrote to his mother-in-law in 1676. He described the tragic fate of family members and friends who had been killed or captured in the area of Falmouth, later known as Portland. His letter mentioned the Brackett family, our ancestors, who were living on land deeded by Warrabitta in 1670. The attack on the Brackett family and others, who had allegedly violated the terms of their agreements with Warrabitta, suggests that the raid was a form of retribution for perceived fraud.

These raids were part of the larger context of King Philip's War, which spanned from 1675 to 1676, and marked a tumultuous and violent chapter in the history of the New England region. In this collection, I present my research on our ancestors who were impacted by this event.

Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 HANNIGAN, Marie  17 Mar 1928Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I1756
2 SHOREY, Roger Emerson  18 Aug 1924Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I11018
3 ROAST, Mary Louise  Abt 1916Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I15207
4 ROAST, Frederick George  Abt 1912Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I18688
5 BRACKETT, Anthony  1669Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I16472
6 BRACKETT +, Mary  Abt 1668Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I16469

Death

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 HOYT, Edith  15 Mar 1990Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I1762
2 GAUDREAU, Edward Louis  8 Feb 1978Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I1748
3 LAVIOLETTE, Mary Lucy  30 Nov 1960Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I2042
4 PRAY, Elizabeth Shillaber  15 Jun 1951Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I1860
5 LAVIOLETTE, Marie-Catherine  14 Oct 1917Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I4567
6 ADAMS, Moses  17 Apr 1867Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I14574
7 ADAMS, James  27 Apr 1843Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I14636
8 PHIPPS, Danforth  1794Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I10188
9 BRACKETT, Seth  May 1690Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I16470

Residence

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Residence    Person ID 
1 ROAST, William G  1910Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I15204
2 ROAST, John W  1910Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I15206
3 ROAST, Edward M  1910Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I15205
4 ROAST, Edward  1910Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I6774
5 LAVIOLETTE, Mary Lucy  1910Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I2042
6 CLEEVE, George  1633Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA I8832

Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
1 PATCH / HANNIGAN  7 Aug 1954Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA F558
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