Wampanoag Leader and Colonial Ally

Wampanoag Leader and Colonial Ally

Ousamequin

Ousamequin, also known as Massasoit, was a prominent Wampanoag sachem who forged a vital peace alliance with Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. Through trade, diplomacy, and mutual defense, he secured decades of peace and aided early colonial survival while safeguarding his people's regional standing.

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Year Ousamequin
1580
Birth of Ousamequin (Period: Around late 1580s–1590, Location: Around present-day Bristol, Rhode Island, United States)
1621
Signing of the Alliance with Plymouth Colony (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1621, Location: Plymouth Colony (Present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts))
Interactions Related to the Early Thanksgiving (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1621, Location: Plymouth)
1623
Medical Care by Edward Winslow (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1623, Location: Wampanoag Territory)
1661
Death of Ousamequin (Age: 81 years old, Period: Around 1661)
1675
King Philip’s War (Age: 14 years after death, Period: 1675–1678, Location: New England Region)
Unknown
Support for Roger Williams (Period: Around 1635–1636, Location: Around present-day Rhode Island)

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