Category Archives: Massachusetts

First Bible Printed in US is Algonquian

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Roberta Estes

The Elliott Bible, translated into Algonquian by John Elliott, a Puritan missionary known as the “Apostle to the Indians,” was the first Bible printed in the colonies in 1663 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. John used this Bible in his missionary efforts. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Conundrum

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Roberta Estes

First Thanksgiving at Plymouth Bay (1621) by Jennie A. Brownscombe (1914) Justin Petrone, like me, is a mixed race person with Native American ancestry, although unlike me, initially, he never thought of himself in those terms. I’ve always known and … Continue reading →

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Bet Ya Can’t Pick Just One….Name that is

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Oh, my head hurts. I’m busy transcribing away, working on the Massachusetts Indians who served in the Revolutionary War. And then I find Joseph Nicholas Hawwawas. A long time ago, I learned that when I look at a record and … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Indians in the Revolutionary War

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Each state in the DAR Forgotten Patriot’s book is arranged separately. Quite a bit of history of both African and Native Americans relative to the war is given. About 1700 total people of color were found to have served out … Continue reading →