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BRACKETT, Samuel

BRACKETT, Samuel

Male 1672 - 1752  (80 years)

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  • Name BRACKETT, Samuel  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 27 Apr 1672  Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Differentiator Captured by Indians in 11 Aug 1676 attack; returned with 1678 treat 
    Death 27 Apr 1752  Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I8822  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father BRACKETT, Thomas,   b. 1635, Strawberry Bank, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1676, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother MITTON, Mary,   b. 1646, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1676, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1671  USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BOTTS, Elizabeth,   b. 1673, Kittery, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1753, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1694  Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
    +1. BRACKETT, Samuel,   b. 6 Sep 1695, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1786, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. BRACKETT, Hannah,   b. 24 Dec 1710, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1762 (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. BRACKETT, Mary,   b. 1705, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1773, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. BRACKETT, Bathsheba,   b. 1708, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1802 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. BRACKETT, Dorothy,   b. 1728, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1778, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. BRACKETT, Elizabeth,   b. 1710, Berwick, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1762 (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. BRACKETT, Isaac,   b. 1697, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Photos
    U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700    		U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    Family ID F6858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1672 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Nov 1694 - Berwick, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Apr 1752 - Berwick, York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - York, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922
    U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Documents
    Indian Attacks in New England    		Indian Attacks in New England
    Chap 8 Samuel Brackett, The First in Berwick    		Chap 8 Samuel Brackett, The First in Berwick
    Ann Mitton Brackett_ Needlewoman _ The Maine Story _ Pat Higgins    		Ann Mitton Brackett_ Needlewoman _ The Maine Story _ Pat Higgins

    Albums
    Founding Families of Kittery & The Berwicks    		Founding Families of Kittery & The Berwicks (13)
    While I was born in New Hampshire and have lived almost all of my adult in New Hampshire, I grew up just over the border, in Berwick, Maine. This is Jim and I met and dated throughout high school (Noble High School) and it's where we were later married at Our Lady of Peace. Berwick is where my grandparents purchased a farm after he was wounded in WWII and received a medical discharge from the Marines, and it is where they raised their nine children. It is where most of my family still lives and it is where Jim's parents live.

    For all these reasons, I was beyond excited to find that our ancestral roots go back to the very beginning of the European settlement of Berwick. The branches run through both my maternal and paternal lines and I will use this collection to provide all my research.
    Casco Bay Massacre    		Casco Bay Massacre (6)
    The raids of August 1676 were a significant part of the Northeast Coast campaign during King Philip's War, a conflict that pitted Native American tribes against English settlers in New England. These raids were orchestrated by the Wabanaki Confederacy, a coalition of Native American tribes, targeting colonial American settlements along the border of the New England Colonies and Acadia in what is now Maine.

    During the initial month of this campaign, the Wabanaki Confederacy wreaked havoc along approximately 45 miles of the coast east of Casco Bay. They were responsible for the deaths and capture of numerous colonists, as well as the burning of many farms. This aggressive campaign effectively halted the expansion of colonial American settlements in the region, compelling the colonists to abandon their homes and retreat to the relative safety of Salem, Massachusetts.

    A poignant account came from Thaddeus Clark of Casco Bay, who wrote to his mother-in-law in 1676. He described the tragic fate of family members and friends who had been killed or captured in the area of Falmouth, later known as Portland. His letter mentioned the Brackett family, our ancestors, who were living on land deeded by Warrabitta in 1670. The attack on the Brackett family and others, who had allegedly violated the terms of their agreements with Warrabitta, suggests that the raid was a form of retribution for perceived fraud.

    These raids were part of the larger context of King Philip's War, which spanned from 1675 to 1676, and marked a tumultuous and violent chapter in the history of the New England region. In this collection, I present my research on our ancestors who were impacted by this event.
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  • Notes 
    • Samuel Brackett was the son of Thomas Brackett and Mary Mitton. After his parents' death when he was around six years old, he was taken captive by Indians. Upon his redemption from captivity by his grandfather, he went to live with his aunt Martha in Kittery, Maine. He married Elizabeth Botts on November 20, 1694

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Ancestry.com, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 11.
      Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922      		 Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922


    2. [S1662] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S1678] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700      		 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700


    4. [S2280] Ancestry.com, American Marriages Before 1699, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).


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