Kancamagus

For the highway, see Kancamagus Highway.

Kancamagus (pronounced "kan-kah-mah-gus", "Fearless One",[1] "Fearless Hunter of Animals"[2]), was the third and final Sagamore of the Penacook Confederacy of Native American tribes. Nephew of Wonalancet and grandson of Passaconaway,[3] Kancamagus ruled what is now southern New Hampshire. Wearied of fighting English settlers, as in the Raid on Dover, he made the decision in 1691 to move north into upper New Hampshire and what is now Quebec, Canada.

Kancamagus was also known as John Hogkins or John Hawkins.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Lewis, Bea (9 August 2009). "How to say Kancamagus". Fosters.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. ^ Bowen, Arabella; Obolsky, Todd; Velton, Ross (2003). The Rough Guide to New England. Rough Guides. p. 501. ISBN 9781843530657. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Passaconaway in the White Mountains". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. ^ Bacon, George Fox (1890). The Leading Business Men of Concord, and Vicinity, Embracing Penacook, East and West Concord. Mercantile Publishing Company.
  5. ^ Collections. 1908.
  6. ^ The Farmer's Monthly Visitor. Wm. P. Foster. 1852.
  7. ^ "1989 Heritage Walking Tour". Library-ImagePage. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2020-12-01.