Canada Waite

1677 - Abt 1749  (71 years)

• Name	Canada Waite  [1]
  Birth	22 Jan 1677	Canada   [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 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcstayfamily/smith.htm
  Person ID	I20636	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Waite,   b. Abt 1640   d. Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Mother	Martha Leonard,   b. 15 May 1649, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Jun 1670	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  	". . .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 Source: http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ Detail link, no longer valid? 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 d. 6 Feb 1750, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1696  [2]
  	The SMITH FAMILY GENEALOGY WEBSITE (http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/sophia/family/gen1.htm) shows that they were the parents of 10 children.
  Children	1. Mary Smith,   b. 24 Sep 1697, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 9 Mar 1767 (Age 69 years)   2. Martha Smith,   b. 19 Oct 1699, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benjamin Smith,   b. 17 Nov 1701, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Smith,   b. 16 Dec 1703, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Smith,   b. 14 Oct 1707, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 17 Aug 1795, Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years)   6. Esther Smith,   b. 2 Jun 1710, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   7. Anna Smith,   b. 22 Jun 1712, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   8. Samuel Smith,   b. Abt 1715, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jul 1767 (Age 52 years)   9. Eleanor Smith,   b. 9 Dec 1717, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   10. Joseph Smith,   b. 21 Nov 1720, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Jan 1677 - Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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