John Williams (Puritan minister)
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John Williams was a Puritan minister from Deerfield, Massachusetts, best known for his captivity narrative recounting his abduction during the 1704 raid on Deerfield in Queen Anne’s War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Williams (Puritan minister) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian clergy
ⓘ
Puritan minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| burialPlace | Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
French forces
ⓘ
Native American allies of the French ⓘ |
| child |
Eunice Williams
ⓘ
Stephen Williams ⓘ |
| citizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| clergyType | Congregationalist minister ⓘ |
| conflict |
Queen Anne's War
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne’s War
|
| countryOfCapture | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1664-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1729-06-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
|
| ethnicGroup | English colonists in New England ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Increase Mather ⓘ |
| genre | captivity narrative ⓘ |
| hasBibliographyEntryIn | American colonial religious literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later American captivity narratives ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a captive in the 1704 raid on Deerfield
ⓘ
writing a captivity narrative about the Deerfield raid ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Maria Cotton Mather ⓘ |
| movement |
Puritanism
ⓘ
surface form:
New England Puritanism
|
| notableEvent | forced march to Canada after the Deerfield raid ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
minister ⓘ |
| participantIn | raid on Deerfield (1704) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Deerfield, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pastor of the church in Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Eunice Mather ⓘ |
| wrote |
religious tracts
ⓘ
sermons ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
his abduction by French and Native American forces
ⓘ
religious interpretation of captivity and redemption ⓘ |
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