Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameHannah MUNFORD 
, F
, FBirthabt 1604, Widford, Hertfordshire, England
Death22 Mar 1687, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
Spouses
1John ELIOT 
, M
, MBirth5 Aug 1604, Widford, Hertfordshire, England
Death21 May 1690, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
FatherBennet ELIOT , M
MotherLettese AGAR , F
Notes for John (Spouse 1)
• "Apostle to the Indians,” he translated the bible into Algonquin and Crispus Attucks.
• When the first Puritans settled at Boston in 1629, only 500 Massachuset were left in the immediate area, and smallpox killed many of these in 1633. Shortly afterwards, John Eliot began his missionary work among the Massachuset. The new converts were gathered into 14 villages of "Praying Indians." Subject to strict Puritan rules of conduct, their tribal traditions quickly disappeared.
•The Puritans' "humane" solution after 1640 was the missionary work of John Eliot and others to convert the native population. How "humane" these efforts actually were is a matter of opinion. Converts were settled in small communities of "Praying Indians" at Natick, Nonantum, Punkapog, and other locations.
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• When the first Puritans settled at Boston in 1629, only 500 Massachuset were left in the immediate area, and smallpox killed many of these in 1633. Shortly afterwards, John Eliot began his missionary work among the Massachuset. The new converts were gathered into 14 villages of "Praying Indians." Subject to strict Puritan rules of conduct, their tribal traditions quickly disappeared.
•The Puritans' "humane" solution after 1640 was the missionary work of John Eliot and others to convert the native population. How "humane" these efforts actually were is a matter of opinion. Converts were settled in small communities of "Praying Indians" at Natick, Nonantum, Punkapog, and other locations.
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