Dawnland Time Line - 1688 to 1700 (King William's War) at Ne-Do-Ba

Period Summary - This was a European as well as local war. Again, all the English settlers fled from Coastal Maine to safety further south. In New England, warfare occurred in the region between the Kennebec River of Maine in the east and the Connecticut River in the west. The European war ended in 1697 with the Treaty of Ryswick, but continued in New England for two more years. During the war French officers often accompanied Wabanaki warriors in their New England raids. French weapons and military supplies assisted the Wabanaki in carrying out this war. The Jesuit Priests living among the Wabanaki became a visible symbol of Wabanaki/French relationship and this greatly concerned the English.

A Table of Events Affecting Wabanaki People
for the period 1688 to 1700 (King William's War)
with links to additional information
Date	Event	Location	Notes	More
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1688+	Western Abenaki begin to Migrate	some to Quebec
1689, Jan.29	Charges made	New England	soldiers are being treated with less mercy by their lieutenants than by the Indians
1689, Jul.13	Order	Wells ME	providing for the payment of the Indians lately employed in the public service
1690, Apr.7	Document		Thomas North, a deserter, declared he would as soon kill one of the men at the garrison as an Indian
1690, Sept	Eastern Expedition	Maine	Maj. Benj. Church attacks a village on the Androscoggin River	Expedition details
1690, Sep.27	Order	?	Indians, who were captured by the army at Portsmouth, are to be sent to Capt. Alden
1690, Nov.11	Letter	to Penobscot	to Madockawando and other Sagamores as to the agreement made with John Hawkins [aka Kancamagus] for the exchange of captives
1690, Nov.19	Articles of Truce	Boston MA	to be witnessed by the English, are mentioned in the instructions to Captain John Alden, commander of the sloop "Mary", relative to his sailing to Sagadohoc for an exchange of captives; English captives are to be brought in by the Indians
abt 1690	Iroquois raid St. Francois Village	Odanak Quebec Canada	warriors were away hunting
1690	Treaty	Maine	several of the signer's wives were being held hostage
1690	Raid	Salisbury MA Odanak PQ	During this raid, young Samuel Gill is taken captive. He is adopted by the Abenaki of Odanak and becomes the ancestor of many English, French, & Abenaki mixed bloods. Several of this family become leaders among the Abenaki People at Odanak.
1690's	Smallpox Epidemic	Northeast
1691, Apr.4	Letter	Wells ME	announcing a visit of the Indians, who were expected to return in ten days to meet with Capt. Converse
1691, May 1	Treaty	Wells ME	to return some captives, part in ten days and part in twenty days
1691, May 25	Report	Wells ME	Agreement of May 1 to return captives has been broken
1693, Aug.11	Phip's Treaty/Treaty of Pemiquid	Pemiquid ME	signed by Madockawando ... several Indians are given as hostages ... treaty not accepted by many tribes
1694, July 18	Raid	Oyster River NH	Abenaki destroy the settlement	Oyster River Raid
1695, Dec.10	Order	Boston MA	Indians found within five miles east or twenty miles west of the Connecticut River are to be treated as enemies
1696, Aug.16	Letter	Canada	Monsieur D'Iberville threatens Boston concerning Indian hostages taken from the Penobscot and Kennebec. He states that if the prisoners are not released he will turn English prisoners over to the Indians
1697, May 31	Report	NH	Captain John (Indian) is killed by the enemy while scouting up the Merrimack River with another Indian and an Englishman, the others were captured and carried to Winnipesaukee
1699, January	Treaty	Maine	war ends in the Northeast

Dawnland Time Line - 1688 to 1700 King William's War

Dawnland Time Line - 1688 to 1700
King William's War