Indian Joe, (Captain Joe, Old Joe, Jo Indian, Joe Injun,

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translation of Joseph: Susapp) was a Native American scout.

Biography

Born near

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origin, he was adopted by

people, who took him to St. Francis (today's

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). He served as a scout under Colonel

Jacob Bayley Jacob Bayley (July 19, 1726 – March 1, 1815) was an officer, first serving with the British in the French and Indian War, then later as a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the French and I ...

(1726-1815). He was injured in the

Rogers' Rangers Rogers' Rangers was a company of soldiers from the Province of New Hampshire raised by Major Robert Rogers and attached to the British Army during the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War). The unit was quickly adopted into the British army as ...

raid on the village. He eventually moved to the area of Cowass (today's Newbury, Vermont). During the

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, Joe again served under Jacob Bayley and later under

Moses Hazen Moses Hazen (June 1, 1733 – February 5, 1803) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he saw action in the French and Indian War with Rogers' Rang ...

. After the war, he and Molly lived in

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and on an island on what is now called Joe's Pond in Danville. Joe died on February 19, 1819, after he fell and was injured by the severe cold. His burial was paid for by

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, and he was given a military style funeral.

Legacy

Several places are named after Joe and Molly: * Joe's Pond between present day Danville and

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* Joe's Brook, outlet of Joe's Pond * Molly's Pond in Cabot Other tributes: * "A Dirge for Jo Indian", composed in 1922, by

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as part of his Adirondack Sketches

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