Tragedy

Simon Mills II

• Relation: 10th Great-Grandfather
• Date: May 19th, 1661. 
• Location: Windsor, Connecticut, USA
• Incident Type: Indian Raid
• Event: Native Americans attacked the town of Windsor. Simon Mills II sprang to the defense, but was killed in the attack. Also killed was his father, Simon Mills and two of his children, twins, approximately 1 month old. Both twins were murdered in their crib by Indians. His wife, Mary and daughter, also Mary and my 9th Great-Grandmother, managed to flee to safety. 

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