Her Child Was Taken By the Tribe: Hannah Bradley Captured By Indians Near Haverhill, MA, 1697 & 1703 

I swear, people were made of tougher stuff back then, than we are today.

Their repeated sadistic cruelty against a newborn baby is a sickeningly common tale heard from survivors, beyond evil.

Most living today would not make it during those days, to weak mentally and physically. Thanks, hadn't read these.

Excellent job on the pronunciation of Haverhill. Most non natives of Mass, mispronounce alot of the town's names here. I'm impressed with how much his presentation has improved over the course of this channel. He's so much more confident in his presentation. Not to be insulting, but he's gone from sounding like a kid reading his book report, to a professional presenter. I especially liked the history channel jokes at the end of the episode before this one. I really look forward to every video.

These harrowing experiences would make award winning movies providing they stayed true to the original story.Thanks

A great read and good stories as always, thanks!

The French-Indian War period is absolutely remarkable in 'available experiences' via archives Hope this channel pays more attention to it. It was an age largely forgotten in the mythical dust of the Rev War period when non revolting history was largely errased.

Humans can be so horrible to each other, survival 🤷‍♀️

Great read!

🍻 To your continued growth and success, you have a great channel UH!👍

As an adult, I educated myself on the actual truth concerning Native Americans and the invading hordes of both settlers and their militaries. Look at things from all angles, this is how I learned the facts. Let’s remember that both sides viewed the other as savage, heathen devils who had no connection to Spirit. Their feelings mirror modern ways we look at those we perceive as “other”. By dehumanizing humans, it seems to make atrocities almost standard, after all, judgments are made… This channel’s presentations are an excellent resource for a certain sides’ point of view. Balance that with other resources that tell another side so you get a full picture. But just don’t expect any one channel or source to given you the broader picture, that you need to study and unearth for yourself. It’s all heartbreaking, and certainly U.S. armies slaughtered indigenous babies, too, mercilessly, and chased down and ended children, elderly, women. Brutality is never confined to only one side, and there will always be true psychopaths in any war, it attracts those types.

Keep on.

Our ancestors were amazing and strong.

Great content as always! Suggested further reading: "Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine" by Bruce J. Bourque

Follow the River is an excellent book on this subject.

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Thanks!

God bless you and your family ❤

This is my ancestor. She was Hannah Heath. She was married to a Bradley. Her family emigrated in 1632 from England as puritans They helped settle Roxbury and Haverhill Massachusetts Local area was fine. This was well over 50 years after that. The French did not want the English to move north of Massachusetts so provoked the tribes to travel 300 miles south to attack Her husband took the kids to a garrison to protect them. Her brother was killed in one of 3 attacks. They killed 4 of her kids. So she was taken by the French and Canadian tribes. Sold in to slavery. Dark history they don’t tell us. She was attacked a 3rd time. She and her husband fought the attack and militia finally came to help fight as well

Thank you sir for wonderful cultural documentary channel. As I told you before we watched cartoon of Native American known as ( red Indians ) with Americans they were always fighting. Unfortunately we learned English little bit at middle school. Last decade they began to teach English since kindergartens for toddlers and preschoolers. I gathered main information about topic you mentioned briefly here it’s Hannah Duston ( 1657- 1738) she was colonial Massachusetts pertain woman who was taken captive by Abenaki Quebec during king William war , with her new baby born daughter during 1697raid Haverhill, in which27 colonist , 15 of them children, were killed. In her account she started that Abenaki killed her baby soon after they were captured. While detained on island in Merrimack River in present day boscawen , New Hampshire, she killed and scalped ten of Native American family members holding them hostage, with assistance of two other captives. There are six Memorial to Hannah Duston aborted first erected ( 1861- 1865) , first successful memorial erected ( 1874) , second memorial erected ( 1879), third memorial ( 1902) by daughters of American Revolution. Fourth memorial ( 1902 ) . Fourth memorial milestone ( 1908). Leonard memorial . Mount Duston located New Hampshire. Duston hatchet found today in button wood museum. Duston hatchet called biscayen or discayenne . In 17 th century New England frontier. Display with she alleged used to scalp her captors, along with letter of confession Pelionins to join center congregation church of Haverhill. Other commemorations in city of Haverhill include Duston house with her husband listed on USA national register of historic places. Haverhill elementary school in 1911 , closed in 1980s . Health care center named Hannah Duston located on monument street in Haverhill. Happy mother day to you. We celebrated mother day in Arabic countries as well as England on last March. It’s different date around world you in USA and Canada on May.

I am a descendent of Hannah Dunstan.

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I used to have people when I lived at Country Hearth Lane pronounce “hearth” “herth”. Is that a southern thing?

This story has really upset my well being. As a proud descendant of Indigenous natives, why is it that when telling storys of caucasion captives, it seems the story teller Is reveling in the gory details? I realize that there were many horrendous tales of native torture, but , they don't compare to the tales of natives being held and tortured and starved by their captors. It is estimated that more than 10,000,000 natives died from being slaughtered, died from white man diseases, hanging and purposely infected with sickness from blankets that were gifted to them.

You had me as a supporter until you posted about the McKee's/your personal family history and spoke of them as having "superior blood". That's very prejudiced and uncalled for.