Quinton and Abigail Stockwell - Deerfield, MA
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A monument honoring Quinton and Abigail Stockwell is located near where their Deerfield home once stood on Old Main Street in Historic
Deerfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM10XAT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2019
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In the 17th century Deerfield, MA was a frontier settlement. Often the town was attacked by Indians and in 1675 it was burned to the ground. Quinton Stockwell was one of the founder of Deerfield who stayed to rebuild the town. On September 19, 1677, Quinton Stockwell was captured and brought to Canada where he was held for ransom. He was redeemed the next Spring and returned to Deerfield.
A bronze plaque is attached to a granite boulder was erected to the memory of Quinton Stockwell and his wife Abigail Stockwell. The plaque is inscribed:
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF
QUINTON STOCKWELL
AND HIS WIFE
ABIGAIL BULLARD STOCKWELL
IT WAS IN THEIR HOUSE WHICH STOOD ON
THIS SPOT THAT THE STOCKWELLS BOARDED
THE REVEREND SAMUEL MATHER DURING THE
EARLIEST DAYS OF THE SETTLEMENT.
AFTER INDIANS DESTROYED THE TOWN IN
1675 DURING THE KING PHILLIP'S WAS, QUINTON
STOCKWELL WAS ONE OF THE STALWART FEW
WHO TRIED IN 1677 TO REBUILD THE TOWN.
CAPTURED IN AN INDIAN RAID ON SEPTEMBER
19 OF THAT YEAR, HE WAS MARCHED TO
CANADA WITH HIS FELLOW CAPTIVES, YET
ENDURED AND WAS REDEEMED THE NEXT
SPRING BY FELLOW COLONIST OF THE VALLEY.
THIS MONUMENT TO QUINTON AND ABIGAIL IS
ERECTED BY A GROUP OF THEIR DESCENDANTS
TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE PART THIS
COURAGEOUS COUPLE PLAYED IN THE
FOUNDING OF DEERFIELD.
DEDICATED AUGUST 21, 1983
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