Pennacook

United States American Indian Research  Pennacook Indians



Basic Facts
Location: Primarily inhabited the Merrimack River valley in present-day New Hampshire and Massachusetts and parts of southwestern Maine.

Also known as: Merrimack and Pawtucket

History
The Pennacook Confederacy included 13 tribes and Pennacooks.

1633-34 hundreds lost their lives in a plague that swept New England.

Brief History
The Access Genealogy article, Pennacook Indian History, has a short history of the tribe.

The Wikipedia article, Pennacook, has a brief history of the tribe.

Tribal Headquarters
COWASUCK BAND of the PENNACOOK / ABENAKI PEOPLE Office of the Band Council 840 Sunncook Valley Road / P.O. BOX 52 Alton, NH 03809-0052 Phone: (603) 776-1090 FAX: (603) 776-1091 Email: cowasuck@worldpath.net

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Ne-Do-Ba for additional information

Maps
The Wikipedia article, Pennacook, has several maps about this tribe and other Abenaki tribes.

Important Web Sites
Constitution of the Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People of the Greater Abenaki Nation of the Wabanaki Confederation of N'dakinna approved 2005

Ne-Do-Ba has genealogy helps for doing Abenaki family research.