HANSON, John

1681 - 1727  (46 years)

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• Name	HANSON, John
  Birth	23 May 1681	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
  Gender	Male
  Differentiator	His wife and children taken captive by Indians, 2 children killed, he ransomed most back but he spent the rest of his life trying to get his daughter Sarah back and died while trying
  Religion	Quaker
  Death	16 Jun 1727	Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
  	Died during journey attempting to free daughter Sarah from Indian captivity, Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States
  Person ID	I16502	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

  Marriage	3 Jun 1669	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F12530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 May 1681 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Death - 16 Jun 1727 - Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Elizabeth (Meader) Hanson Captivity There is a small possibility that we are related to the Hanson family from Dover, so I spent some time researching them. During my research I came across this extraordinary story. It is a first-hand account Elizabeth Hanson (maiden name Meader) from Dover, NH. Although I have yet to find a familial connection, I am including it here because it is a remarkable account by a woman living in the same place and time as our ancestors.  Wikipedia article Elizabeth experienced a harrowing ordeal of Native American Abenaki capture and captivity in 1725, along with four of her children. Five months after their capture, Elizabeth and two of her children were ransomed by a French family in Canada. Her husband, John Hanson, managed to secure their release and find another daughter, but their eldest daughter, Sarah, remained behind. Elizabeth and John Hanson had nine children together. During Dummer's War, when the Abenaki first attacked their area, Elizabeth, a Quaker, refused to take refuge in a garrison. On August 27, 1724, she and four of her children, Sarah, Elizabeth Jr, Daniel, and her two-week-old daughter, were taken captive. Two of her other children, Caleb and Ebenezer, were killed during the capture. The journey to Canada was particularly challenging for Elizabeth, who had recently given birth. The lack of nourishment and clothing made it difficult for her to feed her newborn. However, Native American women showed her how to make a nut and corn infant formula, which saved her baby's life. Elizabeth's captivity narrative, "God's Mercy Surmounting Man's Cruelty," published in 1728, provides a detailed account of her experiences. It reflects heavily on her Quaker faith and views on her captors and the French who eventually helped secure her freedom. Her narrative became popular for its insights into Native American captivity and the role of women in colonial New England. Elizabeth Hanson passed away in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1737.

  
  

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