Also known as Tisquantum, Tasquantum, Tusquantum
Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer village, now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Patuxet tribe had lived on the western coast of Cape Cod Bay, but were wiped out by an epidemic, traditionally assumed to be smallpox brought by previous European explorers; however, recent findings suggest that the dis
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Squanto was Rochester/Long Island, NY-based bedroom musician Ben Lovell, who now records/performs as Lung Cycles. He also runs a small record label called Lily Tapes & Discs. bandcamp facebook <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Squanto">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Person.name
- Tisquantum ("Squanto")
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- Squantoteaching.png
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- 1911 illustration of Tisquantum ("Squanto") teaching the Plymouth colonists to plant maize.
- Person.birth_place
- Patuxet
- Person.death_date
- November 30, 1622 O.S.(aged 44)
- Person.death_place
- Mamamoycke (or Monomoit)
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- Guidance, advice, and translation services to the Mayflower settlers
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- male
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- Colony of Virginia
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- Patuxet tribe
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- Chatham
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- Squantoteaching.png
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- Squanto
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- 1585-00-00
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- 1622-11-30
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- Massachusetts
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