Kancamagus (pronounced "cain-ka-MAW-gus", "Fearless One", "Fearless Hunter of Animals"), was the third and final
Sagamore of the
Penacook Confederacy of
Native American tribes. Nephew of
Wonalancet and grandson of
Passaconaway
Passaconaway was a 17th century sachem and later ''bashaba'' (chief of chiefs) of the Pennacook people in what is now southern New Hampshire in the United States, who was famous for his dealings with the Plimouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies.
...
, Kancamagus ruled what is now southern
New Hampshire
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. Wearied of fighting English settlers, as in the
Raid on Dover, he made the decision in 1691 to move north into upper New Hampshire and what is now
Quebec
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, Canada.
Kancamagus was also known as John Hogkins or John Hawkins.
References
;Citations
;Bibliography
Dana Benner. Kancamagus led Pennacook uprisings against English encroachment. The Telegraph. Sunday, July 11, 2010
Native American leaders
Abenaki people
17th-century Native Americans
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Native American history of New Hampshire
First Nations history in Quebec