Individual Details
Hannah Emerson
(23 Dec 1657 - )
See "Greene, Heath and allied families: genealogical and biographical" by anonymous, dated 1932, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 85. Hannah Webster married 1 Apr 1657, Michael Emerson and had a daughter Hannah, who married Thomas Dustin, and was the heroine of the Indian captivity.
Story told in "Massacre on the Merrimack" by Jay Atkinson, 2015 published by Lyons Press.
LDS film 844949 item #1 at the LAFHC has an account of the attack on Hannah Duston.
Hannah Dustin was taken captive with her week-old daughter by Abenaki warriors after they killed 27 in Haverhill, MA, on March 15, 1697.
Story told in "Massacre on the Merrimack" by Jay Atkinson, 2015 published by Lyons Press.
LDS film 844949 item #1 at the LAFHC has an account of the attack on Hannah Duston.
Hannah Dustin was taken captive with her week-old daughter by Abenaki warriors after they killed 27 in Haverhill, MA, on March 15, 1697.
Events
| Birth | 23 Dec 1657 | ![]() | |||
| Marriage | 3 Dec 1677 | Thomas Dustin | ![]() | ![]() | |
| Fact 1 | 15 Mar 1697 | captured by indians, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | ![]() |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas Dustin ( - ) |
| Father | Michael Emerson ( - ) |
| Mother | Hannah Webster (1638 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
See "Greene, Heath and allied families: genealogical and biographical" by anonymous, dated 1932, found at Heritage Quest Online, page 85. Hannah married 1 Apr 1657, Michael Emerson and had a daughter Hannah, who married Thomas Dustin, and was the heroine of the Indian captivity.Endnotes
1. B. L. Mirick, The History of Haverhill, MA (1832), , Heritage Books, Inc. CD2435 (A. W. Thayer, ), page 93.
2. B. L. Mirick, The History of Haverhill, MA (1832), , Heritage Books, Inc. CD2435 (A. W. Thayer, ), page 93.
3. B. L. Mirick, The History of Haverhill, MA (1832), , Heritage Books, Inc. CD2435 (A. W. Thayer, ), pages 86-93.

