Famed as the "Fair Captive", her faith and courage survived the slaying of two husbands by Indians and—after an attack on nearby Fort Bridgman in 1755—her own forced hardship march to Canada. One of her seven children perished and the …
Fort BridgmanThe first white settlementIn Vernon, Vt.Built in 1737,The scene of many Indian massacresSacked and burned by the IndiansFor the third timeJune 27, 1755,After having slainCaleb HoweAnd taken captive fourteen personsAmong whom were his …