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ChamberlaineandPaugusAtLovewellsFightEngraving from John Gilmary Shea A Child's History of the United StatesHess and McDavitt 1872
Death of Chief Paugus

Paugus was chief of the Pequawket tribe which lived along the Saco River in present-day Conway, New Hampshire, and Fryeburg, Maine. He was killed at the Battle of Pequawket in 1725 during Father Rale's War.

Paugus translates into English as "The Oak". Paugus Bay was named for him.

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