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Martha Leonard

Female 1649 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Martha Leonard  [1
    Birth 15 May 1649  Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • The daughter of John and Sarah LEONARD. (James Albury; Chris Bird; Dave Graves).
    Person ID I20651  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Benjamin Waite,   b. Abt 1640   d. Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Children 
     1. Mary Waite,   b. 25 Feb 1671, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Martha Waite,   b. 23 Jan 1672, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah Waite,   b. Abt 1675, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Canada Waite,   b. 22 Jan 1677, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1749 (Age 71 years)
     5. John Waite,   b. 17 Jan 1679, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Joseph Waite,   b. Jul 1682, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Jeremiah Waite,   b. 24 Sep 1684, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Joseph Waite,   b. 11 Nov 1688, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 May 1649 - Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jun 1670 - Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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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.