Editing Simsbury, Connecticut (section)

=== Daniel Hayes ===
In 1707, Daniel Hayes, then aged twenty-two, was captured by indigenous people and carried to [[New France|Canada]]. The capture was witnessed and a rescue party was raised, but the group did not catch up with the captors. Hayes was tied up each night and bound to saplings. It took thirty days to reach Canada, where Hayes was forced to [[gauntlet (punishment)|run the gauntlet]]. Near the end of the gauntlet, he hid in a [[wigwam]] to avoid an attempted blow by a club. The woman in the wigwam declared that the house was sacred and, having lost a husband and son to a war, adopted Hayes as her son. He remained for several years, attending to the woman. Eventually, he was sold to a Frenchman, who learned that Hayes had skill as a weaver and put him to work in that business. Hayes managed to earn enough to buy his freedom after two years. He then returned to Simsbury, settled down on a farm and married. He became a prominent figure in civil affairs, as well as the church at Salmon Brook (now Granby).{{sfn|Phelps|1845|p=37–44}}