Henry
SIMPSON
Born
abt. 1647
,
York, Maine, New England
Died
24 January 1692
,
York, Maine, New England
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Born: abt. 1647 in York, Maine, New England
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Henry married Abigail MOULTON abt. 1669 in York, Maine, New England . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Abigail MOULTON was born 22 March 1642 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Abigail died 24 January 1692 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Abigail was the child of Thomas MOULTON and Martha UNKNOWN.
Henry SIMPSON died 24 January 1692 in York, Maine, New England .
son of Henry Simpson and Jane Norton
The Raid on York (also known as the Candlemas Massacre) took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York (then in the District of Maine and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, now in the state of Maine), killing about 100 of the English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. The villagers were forced to walk to Canada, New France, where they were ransomed by Capt. John Alden Jr. of Boston (son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Plymouth Colony). One of those taken Captive was a young Jeremiah Moulton, who would later gain notoriety during the Father Rale's War.
Capt. Floyd wrote that "the houses are all burned and rifled except the half dozen or thereabout"...later in the same letter he adds: "there is about seventeen or eighteen houses burned". Forty-eight people were buried by Capt. Floyd, and the remaining number were young children whose names never appeared on the existing town records...
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The Raid on York (also known as the Candlemas Massacre) took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York (then in the District of Maine and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, now in the state of Maine), killing about 100 of the English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. The villagers were forced to walk to Canada, New France, where they were ransomed by Capt. John Alden Jr. of Boston (son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins of the Plymouth Colony). One of those taken Captive was a young Jeremiah Moulton, who would later gain notoriety during the Father Rale's War.
Capt. Floyd wrote that "the houses are all burned and rifled except the half dozen or thereabout"...later in the same letter he adds: "there is about seventeen or eighteen houses burned". Forty-eight people were buried by Capt. Floyd, and the remaining number were young children whose names never appeared on the existing town records...
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Henry SIMPSON married 
Abigail MOULTON
Marriage date: abt. 1669
Marriage place: York, Maine, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Abigail MOULTON was the child of Thomas MOULTON and Martha UNKNOWN
Abigail MOULTONMarriage date: abt. 1669
Marriage place: York, Maine, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Abigail MOULTON was the child of Thomas MOULTON and Martha UNKNOWN
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MARRIAGE: 1669.
LOCATION: York, York, Maine, United States
VOLUME: Volume 2
PAGE: 1379
SIMPSON, Henry2 (?1644, ?1647-1695) & Abigail [MOULTON]; by 6 Jul 1669; York, ME {Salisbury Fam. 643; Weymouth 4:446; GDMNH 634; McIntire Anc. 187}
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NEAR THIS SPOT
ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS OF THE VICTIMS
OF ONE OF THE WORST MASSACRES OF COLONIAL DAYS.
ON CANDLEMAS DAY, 1691-2,
IN THE DAWN OF A JANUARY MORNING, ABENAKI INDIANS
ATTACKED THE SETTLEMENT OF YORK.
BURNING THE HOUSES AND KILLING OR CAPTURING
300 OF ITS INHABITANTS.
ABOUT 40 WERE KILLED. THE REST MARCHED
TO CANADA, MANY DYING ON THE WAY.
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THESE HARDY PIONEERS
BY THE SOCIETY
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS.
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Death — 169224 January 1692
York, Maine, New England
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Old York Cemetery York Village York County Maine, USA
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Last updated: 5/8/2024 1:01:42 AM
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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