Eunice Williams was only seven years old when she was captured during a 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts, by the French and their Indigenous allies. The group of captives was large and included her ten-year-old brother, Stephen. He was redeemed and returned to Massachusetts two years later, but Eunice had been adopted into a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) family and chose to remain. As a teen, she married Arosen, who was from her village. Eunice, sometimes accompanied by her husband, visited Stephen several times at his home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. This finger-woven sash was among the gifts Arosen gave to Stephen.
Ojibwa. Arosen’s Sash. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/ir-a-24/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.
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