Edward Tyng

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Edward Tyng was a colonial-era figure in Massachusetts, likely a prominent landowner or local leader, for whom the town of Tyngsborough was named.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
town
country United States
countryOfCitizenship England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
ethnicGroup English colonists in New England
familyName Tyng
givenName Edward
hasRelative Anna Tyng
Edward Tyng (son), colonial naval commander
William Tyng
languageSpoken English
locatedIn Massachusetts
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Middlesex County, Massachusetts
militaryBranch Massachusetts colonial militia
namedAfter Tyng family of Massachusetts
linked to: Tyng family
notableEvent associated with early English settlement in what is now Maine
captured by French forces during King William's War
defense of Fort Loyal at Falmouth
died in captivity in France
his family name later used for the naming of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
interactions with French and Wabanaki forces on the New England frontier
involved in defense of northern frontier settlements of Massachusetts Bay
served under the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
taken prisoner to France
notableFamily Tyng family of colonial Massachusetts
linked to: Tyng family
notableWork defense of Falmouth (Casco Bay) during King Philip's War
service in King Philip's War
service in King William's War
occupation colonial official
merchant
military officer
participantIn King Philip's War
King William's War
positionHeld commander of Fort Loyal
commander of the fort at Falmouth in Casco Bay
member of the Council of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
religion Protestantism
Puritanism
residence Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Casco Bay region
Falmouth (now Portland, Maine)
linked to: Falmouth, Maine

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