What the records say
- When
- 26 Jul 1777
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 7
- Coordinates
- 43.19° N, 73.48° W
- Description
- farm at South Argyle, Washington County
John Allen Farm massacre
Farm at South Argyle, Washington County
The John Allen Farm massacre occurred in South Argyle, Washington County, New York, on 25 or 26 July 1777 during the advancement of the British army in the Saratoga campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Six members of the John Allen family and two or three enslaved servants loaned to the Allens were killed by Native Americans attached to General John Burgoyne's British troops.
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