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The French made peace with, and enlisted the help of, several Native American tribes
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Raid of Deerfield, Massachusetts in Queen Anne's War
February 29, 1704
Deerfield quickly fell to its invaders. Fifty-six English men, women, and children were killed and more than 100 residents were driven on a forced march through heavy snows to Canada. Deerfield's minister, the Reverend John Williams, his wife and five children, were among the captives. Twenty-one of the prisoners died along the way. Mrs. Williams was one of them. The minister, however, survived the trip. After more than a year as a prisoner of war, he and 60 other captives returned to Massachusetts. But some stayed, joining either Native American or French society.
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