Event
Day of thanksgiving in Massachusetts churches, 1637
Day of thanksgiving kept in all the Massachusetts Bay churches on 15 June 1637 for the victory over the Pequot and other mercies, by Winthrop’s journal.
- Dates
- 15 Jun 1637
- Place
- Boston
Connections 3
interventions
- Massachusetts Bay Colony 15 Jun 1637 Primary record 1
part of
- Pequot War Primary record 1
led to
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The story of the First Thanksgiving
According to United American Indians of New England
Self-published
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UAINE calls this the “first official Day of Thanksgiving.” No saved source ties the 1637 day to the 1621 feast or to the holiday of 1863.
Timeline 2 dates
- 15 Jun 1637 Day of thanksgiving in Massachusetts churches, 1637
- 15 Jun 1637 Massachusetts Bay Colony intervened in Day of thanksgiving in Massachusetts churches, 1637
Proof 2 sources
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Winthrop’s Journal, “History of New England,” 1630-1649, ed. James Kendall Hosmer, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1908 (scan at the Internet Archive), 1908.
Primary record
15.] There was a day of thanksgiving kept in all the churches for the victory obtained against the Pequods, and for other mercies.
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Background Information, United American Indians of New England.
Self-published
The first official "Day of Thanksgiving" was proclaimed in 1637 by Governor Winthrop. He did so to celebrate the safe return of men from Massachusetts who had gone to Mystic, Connecticut to participate in the massacre of over 700 Pequot women, children, and men.
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