death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date known_for article_title name
martha 's vineyard , massachusetts , us 1690 martha 's vineyard , massachusetts , united states wampanoag 1610s first wampanoag to convert to christianity hiacoomes
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hiacoomes

hiacoomes -lrb- 1610s ?
-1690 -rrb- was a wampanoag american indian from the island of martha 's vineyard -lrb- now in dukes county , ma -rrb- who in 1643 became the first member of his society to convert to christianity under the tutelage of the missionary thomas mayhew jr. .
he would then , with the assistance of mayhew , become a leading preacher to his fellow wampanoag on the island , playing a major role in the widespread conversion of the wampanoag from their traditional beliefs to christianity .
