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Canada Waite

Female 1677 - Abt 1749  (71 years)


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  • Name Canada Waite  [1
    Birth 22 Jan 1677  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1749  [2
    Notes 
    • "[Canada Waite] was the child born in captivity to Benjamin Waite, the hero of the early days, who with Stephen Jennings made the perilous trip to Canada in the Winter to ransom captives taken in the memorable attack on Hatfield, Sept. 19, 1677." Daily Hampshire Gazette, 22 October 1972

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    Person ID I20636  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Benjamin Waite,   b. Abt 1640   d. Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Martha Leonard,   b. 15 May 1649, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 8 Jun 1670  Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ". . .the epitome of courage and selflessness. . ." By Meredith Boissy Donatello

      My favorite ancestors are Benjamin Waite and his wife Martha Leonard Waite. Benjamin, "The Hero of the Connecticut Valley," was a courageous, loving, and capable man. When his wife and three daughters were taken captive during the Hatfield Indian Raid of September 19, 1677, Benjamin did not sit idly by but was determined to set his wife and children free or share their fate. He and another man faced the hostile French and Indians and pursued them until he returned with his family to Hatfield. During her captivity Martha gave birth to her fourth daughter, Canada Waite. Martha Leonard Waite, like her husband Benjamin, was extraordinarily courageous. She made a three hundred mile forced march to Canada while pregnant and managed to keep her three small children alive. This feat is so extraordinary because the Indians killed those captives, especially women and children, who could not keep up. This family is and was the epitome of courage and selflessness that is embedded in the American Spirit.

      Source: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/

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      Source: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/education/articles/NEXUS_eNews/76_p_659_677.asp
    Family ID F7370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Smith,   b. 16 Nov 1670, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1750, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1696  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Smith,   b. 24 Sep 1697, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1767 (Age 69 years)
     2. Martha Smith,   b. 19 Oct 1699, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Benjamin Smith,   b. 17 Nov 1701, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Smith,   b. 16 Dec 1703, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Sarah Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1707, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1795, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     6. Esther Smith,   b. 2 Jun 1710, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Anna Smith,   b. 22 Jun 1712, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Samuel Smith,   b. Abt 1715, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1767 (Age ~ 52 years)
     9. Eleanor Smith,   b. 9 Dec 1717, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Joseph Smith,   b. 21 Nov 1720, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S293] Albury, James (james_albury@hotmail.com) "Ancestors of James Henry Albury, Jr.."; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:603723 ; Ver. Sat Aug 25 14:41:40 2001.

    2. [S366] Smith Family Genealogy ; http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/sophia/family/gen1.htm.