Wessagusset
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Wessagusset was an early 17th-century English colonial settlement in what is now Weymouth, Massachusetts, known for its troubled relations with Indigenous peoples and brief existence before being absorbed into surrounding communities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial settlement
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former populated place ⓘ historical place ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | most settlers by 1623 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Weston’s colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weston’s plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ Weymouth colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCoordinates | 42.2°N 70.9°W ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Myles Standish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth colonists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | local Indigenous groups ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| declineCause |
conflict with Indigenous peoples
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disease ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1622 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Thomas Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | under authority of Plymouth Colony leaders in practice ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | trading and fishing outpost ⓘ |
| indigenousNeighbors |
Massachusett people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wampanoag people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfColonists | English ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto |
surrounding colonial communities
ⓘ
town of Weymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
cautionary tale about inadequate colonial preparation
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example of early colonial failure in New England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
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Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Weymouth, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| neighborOf | Plymouth Colony settlement at Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief existence
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food shortages ⓘ poor planning and provisioning ⓘ troubled relations with Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| partOf | early English colonization of Massachusetts Bay region ⓘ |
| populationOrigin |
English colonists
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London laborers ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1623 Wessagusset incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOfColonists | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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