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Squantz
memorializing Squantz Chief Squantz or Squons was a sachem of the Potatuck people, later integrated within the Schaghticoke tribe. He lived in western Connecticut in the early 18th century. Squantz refused to sell the land his people occupied to a group of twelve colonists called "The Proprietors" who came from Fairfield, Connecticut to find land for a new colonial township. Squantz died during the winter of 1724–25, and his four sons and heirs refused to sell the land when The Proprietors returned in the spring of 1725. The land was later sold in 1729 for the equivalent of $300. The parcel of land would become integrated within the towns of Sherman and New Fairfield. Squantz' sons Mauwehu, Quepy, and Cockenon, as well as 10 other tribal members, signed the deed for the sale. Chief Waramaug succeeded Squantz in 1725 in sachemship of the Potatuck. One of Chief Squantz's sons, Mauwehu, was said to have "possessed something of energy and commanding character for which his nation was once distinguished"; he succeeded Waramaug.
Article summary
memorializing Squantz Chief Squantz or Squons was a sachem of the Potatuck people, later integrated within the Schaghticoke tribe. He lived in western Connecticut in the early 18th century. Squantz refused to sell the land his people occupied to a group of twelve colonists called "The Proprietors" who came from Fairfield, Connecticut to find land for a new colonial township. Squantz died during the winter of 1724–25, and his four sons and heirs refused to sell the land when The Proprietors returned in the spring of 1725. The land was later sold in 1729 for the equivalent of $300. The parcel of land would become integrated within the towns of Sherman and New Fairfield. Squantz' sons Mauwehu, Quepy, and Cockenon, as well as 10 other tribal members, signed the deed for the sale. Chief Waramaug succeeded Squantz in 1725 in sachemship of the Potatuck. One of Chief Squantz's sons, Mauwehu, was said to have "possessed something of energy and commanding character for which his nation was once distinguished"; he succeeded Waramaug.
Key claims
- date of death: 1724 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of death is "1724". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375682684
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