William Filley
William Filley | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1617 England |
| Died | Windsor, Connecticut, United States |
William Filley was one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut, USA.[1] He helped establish a trading post on the Connecticut River near present-day Hartford despite Dutch threats. The local tribe of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans resented the location of the town site, as they considered the ground it stood on to be sacred. However, the tribe remained somewhat friendly for a time as the settlement served as a buffer against the more war-like Pequots and Mohawks.[2]
Filley fought in the Pequot War. All of the children Filley had with his wife Margaret survived to adulthood, an unusual circumstance in the 17th century.[2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "William Filley". http://mysite.verizon.net/marcinia/id9.html. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
- ^ a b "The Filley Family from Great Britain to America". www.thebigdeacon.com. [1]. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
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