Historedia
Person

William Turner

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1676–1827

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Turner, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Peskeomskut Massacre

    1676

    Role: Captain leading the attack

    1. May 1676 · PeskeompskutEncampment Gathering

      Natives gathered at Peskeompskut for fishing and refuge during King Philip's War.

    2. May 19, 1676 · PeskeompskutMassacre at Turner's Falls

      Turner's forces attacked the Peskeompskut encampment at dawn, killing many with bullets and swords.

  2. The Shrigley abduction of Ellen Turner

    1826–1827

    Role: Father and High Sheriff

    1. 1826 · Gretna Green, ScotlandMarriage at Gretna Green

      The couple married in Gretna Green, Scotland, before traveling to Calais, where authorities intervened after being notified by Turner's father.

    2. March 1826 · KendalTravel to Kendal

      The party traveled to Kendal, where Wakefield maintained the deception that Ellen's father was a fugitive, meeting his brother William.

    3. 7 March 1826 · LiverpoolAbduction from Liverpool

      Wakefield sent his servant to Liverpool to lure Ellen Turner from her boarding school using false claims about her father's financial collapse and her mother's health.

    4. March-June 1827 · LancasterTrial and Annulment

      Wakefield and his brother were convicted in Lancaster in March 1827, and the marriage was annulled by Parliament in June 1827.

Sources

  1. Battle of Turner's Falls Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
  2. Shrigley abduction Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-17