A'ongote (variously spelled)
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A'ongote (variously spelled) is the Native name given to Eunice Williams, a colonial New England girl captured in the 1704 Deerfield raid who was adopted into Mohawk society and remained there for the rest of her life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A'ongote | 0 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American adoptee
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Mohawk family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedInto |
Kahnawake Mohawk community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohawk society ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1696 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
French and Native American raiders
ⓘ
Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedIn | Raid on Deerfield (1704) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1704-02-29 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1785 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kahnawake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
English colonist
ⓘ
Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Eunice Mather Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Puritan minister ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aongote
ⓘ
Aonnetta NERFINISHED ⓘ Aonnetta Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ A’ongote ⓘ Eunice A'ongote NERFINISHED ⓘ Eunice Kanenstenhawi Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanenstenhawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Eunice Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Queen Anne's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a Deerfield captive who chose to remain with the Mohawk
ⓘ
cross-cultural life between English Puritan and Mohawk Catholic worlds ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Eunice Mather Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1704 Raid on Deerfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| refusedReturnToBirthFamily | true ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| remainedInMohawkSociety | true ⓘ |
| residence |
Kahnawake, near Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOf | Stephen Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
François-Xavier Arosen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohawk man (Christian convert) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
scholarly studies of captivity narratives ⓘ |
| takenTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kahnawake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBirthFamily | true ⓘ |
| visitedDeerfield | 1741 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.