Mahackemo (or Mahackamo) was chief of the Norwalke
Indians, a small tribe of the
Siwanoy
The Siwanoy () were an Indigenous American band of Wappinger people, who lived in Long Island Sound along the coasts of what are now The Bronx, Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut. They were one of the western bands of ...
, who sold land to
Roger Ludlow
Roger Ludlow (1590–1664) was an English lawyer, magistrate, military officer, and colonist. He was active in the founding of the Colony of Connecticut, and helped draft laws for it and the nearby Massachusetts Bay Colony. Under his and John Mas ...
in 1640 (
Old Style
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or 1641
New Style
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, this is the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 158 ...
) which later became
Norwalk, Connecticut
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.
See also
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History of Norwalk, Connecticut
The history of Norwalk, Connecticut ranges from pre-contact cultures and Native Americans to the 21st century.
Population
Pre-Contact
During an era when Native Americans had discovered the New World, Native Americans had unquestionably i ...
References
Native American leaders
Lenape people
History of Norwalk, Connecticut
17th-century Native Americans
People from Norwalk, Connecticut
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