Casualties of the Candlemas Day Massacre in York Maine

Indian attack on Deerfield in 1704

Charles Edwards Banks compiled a list of casualties for the 1692 Candlemas Day massacre in York Maine back in 1967 when he published his unfinished manuscript on the History of York, Maine. [1]He only finished 2 of the 3 volumes before he died. It is hoped that by making this … Read more

The 1692 Indian Massacre at York Maine

Map of the campaigns during King Williams war.

One of the greatest, if not the greatest tragedy of Colonial days in New England has never had its story written in detail. References to the 1692 Indian Massacre at York Maine, in the second Indian war, may be found in scattered contemporaneous records and in some general histories of … Read more

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