Samuel Carter, Jr. was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts on November 1, 1692 to Samuel and Mercy (Brooks) Carter. His mother died on January 22, 1701 and his father remarried to Hannah Weller on July 1, 1701.
Samuel grew during a time of great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Samuel was age 12 at the time of the attack. He was taken captive. His stepmother Hannah died on the trek to Quebec near Lake Champlain, Canada. His half sister Hannah (age 3) died near Lake Champlain. His brother Thomas (age 4) died the day of the attack. Seven month old sister Mary died enroute.
Brother Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 for 24 English pounds and returned to Massachusetts. However, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's brother John who assimilated into the French culture and changed his name to Jean Chartier, becoming a Catholic. His sister Mercy chose to stay in the Indian culture and married a Mohawk man.
Samuel grew to manhood in captivity. He reportedly died in 1714 in Kanawakee, Quebec - one source reports that he died by drowning.
A version of his sister Mercy's experience is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
Bio by Pam Wilson
Samuel grew during a time of great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Samuel was age 12 at the time of the attack. He was taken captive. His stepmother Hannah died on the trek to Quebec near Lake Champlain, Canada. His half sister Hannah (age 3) died near Lake Champlain. His brother Thomas (age 4) died the day of the attack. Seven month old sister Mary died enroute.
Brother Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 for 24 English pounds and returned to Massachusetts. However, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's brother John who assimilated into the French culture and changed his name to Jean Chartier, becoming a Catholic. His sister Mercy chose to stay in the Indian culture and married a Mohawk man.
Samuel grew to manhood in captivity. He reportedly died in 1714 in Kanawakee, Quebec - one source reports that he died by drowning.
A version of his sister Mercy's experience is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
Bio by Pam Wilson
Samuel Carter, Jr. was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts on November 1, 1692 to Samuel and Mercy (Brooks) Carter. His mother died on January 22, 1701 and his father remarried to Hannah Weller on July 1, 1701.
Samuel grew during a time of great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Samuel was age 12 at the time of the attack. He was taken captive. His stepmother Hannah died on the trek to Quebec near Lake Champlain, Canada. His half sister Hannah (age 3) died near Lake Champlain. His brother Thomas (age 4) died the day of the attack. Seven month old sister Mary died enroute.
Brother Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 for 24 English pounds and returned to Massachusetts. However, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's brother John who assimilated into the French culture and changed his name to Jean Chartier, becoming a Catholic. His sister Mercy chose to stay in the Indian culture and married a Mohawk man.
Samuel grew to manhood in captivity. He reportedly died in 1714 in Kanawakee, Quebec - one source reports that he died by drowning.
A version of his sister Mercy's experience is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
Bio by Pam Wilson
Samuel grew during a time of great hostilies between the Indians of the area and the Colonists. At dawn on February 29, 1704, a group of 247 Frenchmen, Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot, and Pocumtuck attacked Deerfield. Fifty-six colonists were killed including 9 women, and 25 children. Of the survivors, 109 were taken captive and marched to Quebec some 300 miles. The brutal trek combined with harsh treatment and exposure to the cold weather killed many of the captives.
Samuel was age 12 at the time of the attack. He was taken captive. His stepmother Hannah died on the trek to Quebec near Lake Champlain, Canada. His half sister Hannah (age 3) died near Lake Champlain. His brother Thomas (age 4) died the day of the attack. Seven month old sister Mary died enroute.
Brother Ebenezer was ransomed in 1707 for 24 English pounds and returned to Massachusetts. However, some of the younger English captives were adopted into the tribes where they became assimilated and married into French or Mohawk society. Such was the case with Samuel's brother John who assimilated into the French culture and changed his name to Jean Chartier, becoming a Catholic. His sister Mercy chose to stay in the Indian culture and married a Mohawk man.
Samuel grew to manhood in captivity. He reportedly died in 1714 in Kanawakee, Quebec - one source reports that he died by drowning.
A version of his sister Mercy's experience is contained in a teen read book by Caroline B. Cooney titled, "The Ransom of Mercy Carter", New York: Delacorte Press, 2001.
Bio by Pam Wilson
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