Hammonasset people

The Hammonasset River was a main digging ground for the Hammonassett people

The Hammonasset people were once a band of Quinnipiac people, who were recorded living near Guilford, Connecticut. Their leader was named Sebequnash, or "The Man Who Weeps."[1]

In 1730, the band's population was 250 to 300 people. By 1774, they were reduced to only 38 people. They moved to Farmington, Connecticut to live among the Tunxi people in 1768.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hodge, ed., Frederick Webb (1912). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: A–M, Vol 30, Part 1. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 529.
  2. ↑ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1910). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Part 2. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. p. 345.

Coordinates: 41°16′43″N 72°32′48″W / 41.2787°N 72.5466°W / 41.2787; -72.5466

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