John Williams (minister of Deerfield)

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John Williams was a Puritan minister of Deerfield, Massachusetts, best known for surviving the 1704 Deerfield raid and chronicling the captivity of his family, including his daughter Eunice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Puritan minister
person
associatedWith Deerfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Puritan community of Deerfield NERFINISHED
captivityStatus former captive of French and Native American raiders
child Eunice Williams NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Colonial America
dateOfEventSurvived 1704
ethnicGroup English colonists in New England
fieldOfWork Christian ministry
religious writing
genre captivity narrative
hasRole community religious leader in Deerfield
historicalPeriod Colonial New England
historicalRegion New England NERFINISHED
influenced New England historical memory of frontier warfare
later American captivity narratives
knownFor being taken captive in the 1704 Deerfield raid
surviving the 1704 Deerfield raid
writing a captivity narrative
languageOfWorkOrName English
narrativeFocus suffering and redemption in captivity
notableEvent Deerfield raid of 1704 NERFINISHED
notableWork The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion NERFINISHED
occupation minister
placeOfActivity Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED
positionHeld minister of Deerfield, Massachusetts
primarySourceFor history of the 1704 Deerfield raid
study of Puritan captivity narratives
relative Eunice Williams NERFINISHED
religion Puritanism
residence Deerfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
sourceOf firsthand account of the 1704 Deerfield raid
subjectOf captivity of his family in the 1704 Deerfield raid
wroteAbout captivity of his daughter Eunice Williams
captivity of his family

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Eunice Williams hasRelative John Williams (minister of Deerfield)