Wompatuck
Deceased Person
– 1669
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Who was Wompatuck?
Wompatuck, known to English settlers as Josiah Sagamore, was a leader of the Mattakeesett tribe of the Massachusetts Indians.
Wompatuck was an early friend of European settlers. He sold the British the land upon which the city of Boston, Massachusetts, was established. He was slain in 1669 when he led a force of his warriors in an attack upon the Mohawks.
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