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Was Squanto married?

Question #118028. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Nov 30 2016.

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"Tisquantum (better known as Squanto) (c. 1580s – November 1622) was a Patuxet. He was the Native American who assisted the Pilgrims after their first winter in the New World and was integral to their survival. The Patuxet tribe was a tributary of the Wampanoag Confederacy."

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squanto

The movie "The Last Great Warrior" apparently has a wife from whom he was forcibly separated, but the movie is labeled as historically inaccurate. This may or may not be an embellishment for dramatic effect.

link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111271/

This play written for children includes Squanto asking where his mother, wife and children are when he is told that all his tribe have died of fever while he was away. Again, the source does not appear to be carefully based on historical detail.

link http://www.joyfulheart.com/thanksgiving/squanto_play.htm

Oct 09 2010, 5:40 PM
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In England, Tisquantum lived with Sir Ferdinando Gorges, whose Plymouth Company intended to financially exploit the New World. When he was captured, Tisquantum left behind a wife named Kistapa and son named Sachame. Once in England, he became the consort of an English woman, Lady Jane Smith. Together they had two children, John and Shandarel.

link http://kirkhneely.com/2009/07/13/first-americans-tisquantum/

Response last updated by CmdrK on Nov 30 2016.
Oct 09 2010, 7:12 PM
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