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Shortly after Hannah, Mary and the boy Samuel were left in the Indian canoes, they realized their story would
not be readily believed upon their return. So they returned to the camp and took scalps of the victims to prove
what they had done. They then paddled down river at night until they reached Haverhill several days later.
At the time, the English colonies were not offering bounties for scalps taken from Indians, but an exception was
made in this case and a substantial bounty was awarded to Hannah, Mary and Samuel. Hannah received 25
pounds, and Mary and Samuel received 12 pounds and 10 shillings each.
Hannah was subsequently considered a colonial hero for decades, in fact into the 20th century. In the late
1800s, monuments with statues of Hannah were erected in the towns of Haverhill, Massachusetts, and
Boscawen, New Hampshire, (near Concord) and still stand there today.
As horrible and bloody as the whole episode was, it was typical and a fairly common occurrence during the
struggles between the colonies and the Indians, who were being pushed from the homelands. The brutalities at
the hands of both sides were really quite atrocious. From our current perspective, I think the behavior of the
Indians can certainly be understood; they were fighting viciously at times to save their homes. In many cases,
though, the colonists actually perceived the Indians to be less than human beings -- lowly savages deserving of
their fate. Just as the colonists methodically wiped out all predatory wildlife that competed for the land, space
and resources, the slaughter of the Indians was considered normal and expected by many. Especially when
retaliation was involved.
In the 1980s, Hannah's statue in Haverhill, Massachusetts, was splattered with red paint! The local librarian
stated that some local Indians protesting the glorification of the slaughter of their ancestors splashed the paint
onto the statue -- the red paint symbolic of the blood their ancestors shed at the hands of the white man.
Interesting, but sometimes savage stuff...this history of mankind.
More About Hannah Emerson:
Event 2: Apr 1697, Escaped killing & scalping 10 of 12 Indians
Immigration: Mar 1696/97, Kidnapped by Indians
More About Thomas Duston and Hannah Emerson:
Marriage: 03 Dec 1677
Children of Thomas Duston and Hannah Emerson are:
133 i. Abigail Duston, born Oct 1690; died 05 May 1727; married Samuel Watts, Jr. Unknown.
ii. Thomas Duston, born Unknown; married Mary Ingalls; born Unknown.
268. Daniel Bean, born Unknown; died Unknown. He was the son of 536. John Bean and 537.
Margaret. He married 269. Mary Unknown.
269. Mary, born Unknown; died Unknown.
More About Daniel Bean and Mary:
Marriage: Unknown
Child of Daniel Bean and Mary is:
134 i. Samuel Bean, born Unknown; died 1737; married Sarah Unknown.
280. Timothy Waterhouse, born 1675 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died 28 Dec 1748 in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. He was the son of 560. Richard Waterhouse and 561. Sarah Fernald. He married 281.
Ruth Moses Jan 1698/99.
281. Ruth Moses, born 18 Oct 1679 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; died 17 Apr 1769 in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. She was the daughter of 562. Aaron Moses and 563. Ruth Sherburne.
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