Littlefield, Phebe

Birth Name Littlefield, Phebe
Gender female
Age at Death 26 years, 6 months, 3 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1670 Wells, York, ME  
 
Death 1696-07-04 Wells, York, ME  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Littlefield, Francis Sr.1619-06-171711/2-01-15 (Julian)
Mother Rust, Rebecca1630/1-01-31 (Julian)1683-03-29
    Sister     Littlefield, Sarah 1649-11-16 1734-01-00
    Sister     Littlefield, Hannah (Hanneth) 1655-07-05 1692
    Sister     Littlefield, Deliverance 1655-07-05 1733
    Brother     Littlefield, James 1657-10-02 1690-05-17
    Brother     Littlefield, Isaac 1659/60-01-23 (Julian) 1676
    Sister     Littlefield, Abigail 1661-03-26 1693
    Sister     Littlefield, Dorcas 1664-10-04
    Brother     Littlefield, Daniel 1664-10-04 1718-06-05
         Littlefield, Phebe 1670 1696-07-04
    Brother     Littlefield, Dependence 1671 1757-04-18
    Sister     Littlefield, Rachel 1674 1706

Families

    Family of Heard, John and Littlefield, Phebe
Married Husband Heard, John ( * 1667 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1690-04-27    
 

Narrative

Killed by IndiansWells vol1-PerkinsGen Dict Me & NH p322Franklin's LITTLEFIELD Fam Hist;p2d.4 Jul 1696^4Heard-Hurd Gen;p967Littlefield Newsletter, 6-69Source: Broderbund WFT Vol. 4, Tree #3261, Vol 6, Tree #205[Brnderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #4735, Date of Import: Aug27, 1997]Phoebe Littlefield Heard was killed by Indians on July 4, 1697at AmbushRock, MA. Her daughter Shuah was 3 years old at the time.From"History of Dover, NH, p445 (under the HEARD family): Itstates thatJohn HEARD was wounded in Kittery, by the Indians on 4 July1697 when his first wife, Phebe LITTLEFIELD, and others werekilled.Also taken from NEGHR Vol 7, p134: Capt. John HEARD's wife,Phebe died 4 July 1697, she was killed by the Indians at thetime major Charles FROST was killed. Taken from Frost genealogy by Norman Frost: On Sunday afternoon,4 july 1697 the Indians ambushed Maj FROST, his wife and twosons, John HEARD and his wife, Phebe and Dennis DOWNING werereturning from Sunday meeting. A mile from the garrison a partyof Indians had formed an ambush near a large rock at the sideof the road.When the party approached they were fired upon. MajFROST and DOWNING were killed, and Phebe (LITTLEFIELD) HEARD wasmortally wounded. John tried to put her on a horse, but shebegged him to leave her and save the children at home. The restof the party escaped. The site of this attack is now known as"AMBUSH ROCK". Its located near Eliot, Maine.

Pedigree

  1. Littlefield, Francis Sr.
    1. Rust, Rebecca
      1. Littlefield, Sarah
      2. Littlefield, Hannah (Hanneth)
      3. Littlefield, Deliverance
      4. Littlefield, James
      5. Littlefield, Isaac
      6. Littlefield, Abigail
      7. Littlefield, Dorcas
      8. Littlefield, Daniel
      9. Littlefield, Phebe
        1. Heard, John
      10. Littlefield, Dependence
      11. Littlefield, Rachel

Ancestors