Ammoscocongan/Androscoggin territory, ca. early 17th century

The Androscoggin (Ammoscocongon) were an Abenaki people from what are now the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. By the 18th century, they were absorbed by neighboring tribes.

Name

The name of the Androscoggin is derived from an anglicization of the Abenaki-language term Ammoscocongon, which was the name given for the portion of the Androscoggin river from Lewiston Falls northward, as stated by Pere Pole in 1793.[1]

Distribution

The Ammoscocongon once lived in the Androscoggin River watershed, located in present-day southern Maine and northern New Hampshire. Their main village was located in the vicinity of present-day Lewiston, Maine. Together with the Pigwacket near Fryeburg, Maine they formed the southernmost of the Abenaki tribes and were therefore one of the first in contact with the English colonists of New England.

History

17th century

In 1675, the Androscoggin took part in King Philip's War. The renowned hunter, trapper, fisherman and guide, Metallak (1727-1847), was a member of the Androscoggin tribe.

18th century

In 1725, the Androscoggin joined the Pequawket and migrated to the Connecticut River in New Hampshire. They later migrated north to Canada, where they settled in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec, present day Abenaki First Nations of Odanak.[2]

Maps

Maps showing the approximate locations of areas occupied by members of the Wabanaki Confederacy (from north to south):

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Pere Pole deposition, Hallowell, 1793". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ↑ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1907). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: N-Z. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 229.

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