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About John Lovewell
- John Lovewell (October 14, 1691 – May 9, 1725) was a famous militia figure in the 18th century who fought during Father Rale's War (also known as Lovewell's War).
- He lived in present-day Nashua, New Hampshire.
- He fought in Father Rale's War as a militia captain, leading three expeditions against the Abenaki Indians.
- John Lovewell became the most famous ranger (scalp hunter) of the 18th century.Although the outcome was a draw, Lovewell's Fight in May 1725 marked the end of hostilities between the English and the Abenakis of Maine.
- This conflict was a turning point.
- So important was it to western Maine, New Hampshire and even Massachusetts colonists that the Fight was celebrated in song and story; more than 100 years later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau all wrote about Lovewell's Fight.
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