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WILLIAMS, JOHN

\wˈɪli͡əmz], \wˈɪli‍əmz], \w_ˈɪ_l_iə_m_z]\

Definitions of WILLIAMS, JOHN

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1644-1729), became pastor at Deerfield, Mass., in 1686. He was carried away captive to Montreal by Indians with his family in 1704. He wrote "The Redeemed Captive," a very popular account of his experiences.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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