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People of the Connecticut River
Historical Information (Prior to 1800)

Last Updated Dec-2008

Connecticut River People

Places

  • Cohos, Cowas, Coo-ash-auke

Events

  • unknown or not yet researched

Bits & Pieces from Books, news-clippings, etc.

  • In 1775 there were Abenakis still in place in ancestral locations at Missisquoi, Memphremagog, Cowas and the upper Androscoggin River.
  • In Oct-1798 7 Indians from Odanak protested the right of Phillip to sell their lands. Their leader was Capt. Cegar said to be orator of Odanak. For $3,100, they deeded a much larger area, from Haverhill on the Connecticut to the Ossipee River on the Maine border, north to the border with Canada.
  • He [Philip] maintained his tribe in northern NH and never permanently joined the Odanak people. NH men called his people Coos or Co-wass as they camped in the meadows of the Upper Connecticut (Upper Coos) near Lancaster.
  • Philip and his people made improvements above the Ammonoosuc, and at the carrying place to the Androscoggin, and at Umbagog Lake
  • "Some Indians, of this part of the Connecticut [Coos], still remain at Saint-Francais [about 1809], where they call themselves Cohâssiac" (Kendall 1809 2:191)
 

Coming from the Missions near Montreal to the western settlements the route was by land or river to Chambly and down the Richelieu (sometimes Chambly, Sorel or Iroquois) River to Lake Champlain; thence by various routes to the Connecticut, seeking always the best hunt. Perhaps the way most used was by Otter Creek and over the hills to Black River and the Connecticut.

Source: New England Captives Carried to Canada [1]

 

Phillip's Deed dated 28-Jun-1796 included land from Canaan, Vt. to Stewardstown, NH and the highlands of Canada. Philip exchanged this land in return for care for himself and the two women with him. He retained the right to continue to live from the land. He could hunt and fish and plant 4 bushels of corn and beans each year. These rights were to continue to his heirs and successors "and all Indian tribes forever". This deed was signed by Phillip, Molly Mussell, and Mooselock Sullsop.

Ne-Do-Ba Comment - - - The women's names are Marie Michel and Angelique Josephte. One is believed to be the wife of Phillip, the other was a younger woman and most likely a relative.

Miscellaneous

  • unknown or not yet researched
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