Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-01-02
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THELAsT OF THE PEQUAKETs.
MoLLOCKET.
wEIrrEN roE rHE N,tNr m~r. ~orIErY.
By y. 7. True. ND.

tttt' N "t.N ''.'' tI a lililAfh ifl'fe o. ftrtf
that of ti- ~. Franeois Stiu. thsrr were
a frw individuals wao r,turucd after the
settlemcut ~ that town and resided there
and on the AuIro.cog-in river
Mo'lncket "a So wcu known o. az the
early settlers from Lake Champiaiu % the
h,nnrh,c river that b seems an essential
part - thc history o. thi. portion ~ ,bc
country to gave a sketch of her life. 30 FAR
a. possible from th- .cauts material. before
us.
According to hrr own .crount. she was
born on a poi1t of lanI on th- Saco river
below thr Faii.. siisrr now is >aeo VILLAGE.
li aPlrar,. however. that -hc spent her ear
best scar, at Fr,cbrr-. and .h- VA. wont
to .as thit -h- could remember when tLr
pine i-,,- on th- PLAINS AZ Frycburs uerc
not taller than hss.,U
Rev. = 4. Han 20 Brovnin-ton. VI in
better to thr wri;rr saws. that d. ha. beard
Moi.p,ktt give an a,count oi tLc Loyrsell
t.sh' a. h.. father. house in Caildhau. Yt..
several rms-. when hc vas a child. and that
.hc remembered Be- distinctly.
u i' probabi, that sbe went to Canada
with her tr'br after th, losevrL 6ght. She
vas generally knorn among thc settlers 40
Bethel A. a - Faaois Indian It appear
tist 'hr came bark to Frsrllrg soon after
t.s sritieaieut - tiat town in 1905. Ilcr~
.he became ar3aaintc,i ~ith >ahatfi.. r,l-.i-
bis the same Indian of that name uhau,
Col Rogers troaeht from Canada when a
boy az ths timr D. attask kcd and DESTROYED
large number oi th- ~ Fran,is tribe in
1859. n sd. b, must have been mach
younger tLan Moiiockct.
By >ahafti. sh- had tirr- cLilIrrn. Tlrv
is,d much of ih~ tin, ia thc family of Mr
james swan of that to~n. Sabatti. spent
most a DIS time in huntin. and would br.a-.
hoius the lp oi Moo., as a special lehra-
e., to hi- master >aan. Moil,-krt at length
r'fu'-d o. iis~ ~ith him on acc,aut of hi.
iu;rmi-,raie haiit. AMI qlarr,lsomr di.ro-
siuon. and after Mr. >san removed %
Bethel about thr year is.3. Mollocket ar-
convani,l h.- family. Ii Doe. not appear
that >atltii. ,ntirrl, lcft her. f,r D. o,,a-
sloual', sl.itr,i her az is,tu,I 90. la.tsis-
. recorded va- iu I~i-l. A. th.re arr 90
many conflicting Accounts ~ hrr a-e. Nc
give tL- opinion. of tlio., Who ,scr. per-
soua'.s aaIaau.t,d with her. simply adding
thar rle .at.rnai evidence to our owu mind
BE-. thaf DE- VA. Dor -p ODD as she D. gene
raiIs rrpr,-rntrI ta have been.
TIE following uotic, oi Molocket have
'skea ifom tac Hector, of Mi..isco Valley.
ty samuel sumner. VI. 4. with a. intro
i-.tory naf,.r of orieau. County. Vt. bs
E,,. - T.. Hall l~.o. Published under
tLe aa-r..e. of the Ori.an, County II..t1r-
Ca. ~a.,,t.
" several families moved .u,o Troy and
Potion bob l..,. and bob the winter oi lss9
AMI i-0". a small part, at Indians. I'd whom
thr chef man vas tsrt ~a-lp .aiuel tie
rH..ai.fs. hui., tLrir camp. oa ti... river. and
sin,erri near them. These Indian. we're
r.pl,seu'ri as being iu a starving r.r.Ii-
fiaa. ui..h probably arose from tl.. moose
naI l,,l being de-trr,cd o. tl.- .ettler..
Tl..r principal rmplaymrnt was making
ia-ket- b.r,h bark rap. and pals. and
a-hr lniar trinkrt.. Ihee ief iu the
Ira- an1 r.s.-r.tau.3 Tae, appeared
ta hs tl- MOST numerous party AMI resided
Co. i.u-s.t t.n.r of ans lllaa. who ever
tI..t.i CO. valley .ia.s fl- c5mmen.eu,at
.ftIe settlement.
"ons OF tlese IrIiar.. l woman r1u...l
Molly Or.uff. ...r,I..I i.rskrIl ina r..r.