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William Filley
Dutch threats. The local tribe of Algonquian-speaking
Native Americans resented the location of the town site,
as they considered the ground it stood on to be sacred.
However, the tribe remained somewhat friendly for a
time as the settlement served as a buffer against the
more war-like Pequots and Mohawks.[2]
Filley fought in the Pequot War. All of the children
Filley had with his wife Margaret survived to adulthood,
an unusual circumstance in the 17th century.[2]
Footnotes
[1] "William Filley". http://mysite.verizon.net/
marcinia/id9.html. Accessed 7 July 2007.
[2] ^ "The Filley Family from Great Britain to
Early map of Windsor, Connecticut; William Filley’s home is in America". www.thebigdeacon.com. [1]. Accessed 7
the upper left corner. July 2007.
Persondata
William Filley Name Filley, William
Personal details Alternative names
Born 1617 Short description
England
Date of birth 1617
Died Windsor, Connecticut, USA Place of birth England
Date of death
William Filley was one of the founders of Windsor, Con-
necticut, USA.[1] He helped establish a trading post on Place of death Windsor, Connecticut, USA
the Connecticut River near present-day Hartford despite
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