 1651 - Abt 1703 (52 years)
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| Name |
SARGENT Digory |
| Birth |
1651 |
Co. Cornwall, England  |
- Digory SARGENT was christened 22 Jun 1651 at Saint Germans, Co. Cornwall, England
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| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Abt 1703 |
Worcester, MA |
- Digory died in the winter of 1703/1704 in Worcester MA. He was scalped and killed by the Indians and buried somewhere on his land at the foot of an oak tree by his belated rescuers.
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| Notes |
- Digory came from England to Boston and was a carpenter there. He was a soldier in King Philip's War and then settled in Worcester MA. The settlers there were warned of Indian attacks and were encouraged to leave their homes. Digory, who had lived there for a ten years, flatly refused. They were fine for a time, but the day came in the winter of 1703/04 when the Indians attacked. During the attack, Digory was killed and his wife and children were "carried" off by the Indians to Canada. Not too far away from their home, the Indians killed Digory's wife who was weak and probably unable to continue for the long journey. It was reported that a baby was killed too.
The children were taken to Canada and held there. Martha, John, and Thomas were eventually ransomed from the Indians and were returned to Massachusetts. Martha married and had a family that lived in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. John married and lived in southern Vermont and it is through him that most of the "Sargent's" of today are descended. There is no record of a marriage or children for Thomas. Daniel and Mary stayed in Canada with the Indians and the French. No one has known what happened to Mary, although she is recorded as being with the Indians. Recently we have found some evidence indicating who she may have been; this is currently being investigated. The story of Daniel has for a long time been a silent one as well. In recent years, however, it has been discovered that he was the man known as Louis-Philippe Serien dit Langlais of Riviere Ouelle, Kamouraska Co., PQ and his "Langlais" descendants in number probably far surpass that of his brother, John.
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| Person ID |
I2420 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Family 1 |
JAMES Constance, b. Abt 1673 d. Worcester, Worcester Co., MA |
| Marriage |
13 Oct 1693 |
Boston, Suffolk Co., MA |
- They were married by the famous Rev. Cotton Mather; he of Worcester, she of Boston.
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| Children |
| | 1. SARGENT Martha, b. Abt 1694, Worcester, MA d. 1722, Worcester, MA (Age 28 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F19593 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Family 2 |
OBEN Marie d. 1703, near Worcester |
| Marriage |
1698 |
| Children |
| | 1. SARGENT Martha, b. Abt 1694, Worcester, MA d. 1722, Worcester, MA (Age 28 years) [natural] [Stepchild] |
| | 2. SARGENT Lt. John, b. 1696, Worcester, MA d. 29 Mar 1748, Fort Dummer, Windham Co., VT (Age 52 years) [natural] |
| | 3. SERIEN Louis Philippe Langlais Dit, b. Aug 1699, Worcester, MA d. Bef 03 Aug 1728 (Age < 29 years) [natural] |
| | 4. SARGENT Mary, b. 1700, Worcester, MA d. Aft 03 Aug 1728 (Age > 28 years) [natural] |
| | 5. SARGENT Thomas, b. 1701, Worcester, MA d. Aft 03 Aug 1728 (Age > 27 years) [natural] |
| | 6. SARGENT Unknown, b. 1703, Worcester, MA d. 1703, Worcester, MA (Age 0 years) [natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2420 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2024 |
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