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About Canada Smith
"[Canade Waite] was the child born in captivity to Benjamin Waite, the hero of the early days, who with Stephen Jennings made the perilous trip to Canada in the winter to ransom captives taken in the memorable attack on Hatfield, Sept. 19, 1677."
-- Daily Hampshire Gazette, 22 October 1972
Canada's Mother Martha Waite was pregnant durring the Attack and massacre of Hatfield Mass. She along with 17 others were taken hostage by the Indians. They were taken accross the border into Canada where Martha gave birth to a baby girl naming her Canada.
Another child was born durring their captivity the mother named her just that (Captivity)
Canada's father Benjamin Waite who was a well known Indian scout went after his family along with a friend whose family was alose taken. They eventually were able to secure the return of the hostages. Both men bringing home new daughter.
Canada's Mother Martha Waite was pregnant durring the Attack and massacre of Hatfield Mass. She along with 17 others were taken hostage by the Indians. They were taken accross the border into Canada where Martha gave birth to a baby girl naming her Canada.
Another child was born durring their captivity the mother named her just that (Captivity)
Canada's father Benjamin Waite who was a well known Indian scout went after his family along with a friend whose family was alose taken. They eventually were able to secure the return of the hostages. Both men bringing home new daughter.
Martha Waite and three of her children were captured during the famous Hatfield massacre. She was with child at the time and gave birth to a baby girl while being held captive in Canada. She named the child Canada. Shortly after the child's birth Benjamin Waite (a noted Indian scout) found the captives a total of 17 woman and children and negotiated a peaceful release. They lost three people during their long journey from Hatfield to Canada, two children probably to illness and the elements and one man who was burned.
https://www.geni.com/projects/Raid-on-Hatfield-1677/48681
https://amybeldingbrown.wordpress.com/tag/hatfield-massacre/
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waite-228
Canada Smith formerly Waite
Born 22 Jan 1678 in Canada
Daughter of Benjamin Waite and Martha (Leonard) Waite
Sister of Mary (Waite) Wells, Martha Waite, Sarah (Waite) Allis, John Waite, Joseph Waite, Jeremiah Waite and Joseph Waite
Wife of Joseph Smith — married 15 Dec 1696 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Mother of Mary (Smith) Field, Martha (Smith) Nash, Benjamin Smith, Sarah Smith, Esther (Smith) Field, Samuel Smith, Eleanor Smith and Joseph Smith Jr.
Died 5 May 1749 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Profile last modified 28 Sep 2019 | Created 28 Apr 2011
Biography
Canada (Waite) Smith, daughter of Benjamin and Martha Leonard Waite.[1]
Sources
↑ "FAMILY RECORDS of the DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS WAIT of Portsmouth, Rhode Island" 1904 - John Cassan Wait (NYC) p 13 https://archive.org/stream/familyrecordsde00waitgoog#page/n25/mode/... See also:
FindAGrave.com memorial #15358140 in The Hill Cem, Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
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Canada Smith's Timeline
| 1678 |
January 22, 1678
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Acadia (Present Nova Scotia)
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| 1697 |
September 24, 1697
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Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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| 1699 |
October 19, 1699
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Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British America
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| 1701 |
November 17, 1701
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Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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| 1703 |
December 26, 1703
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Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1707 |
October 14, 1707
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Hatfield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1709 |
June 21, 1709
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Sunderland, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1712 |
July 22, 1712
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Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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| 1715 |
August 4, 1715
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Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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