History of North America

What was the child hood of crispus attucks like?

There is very little documentation on the early life of Crispus Attucks, with what there is primarily composed of speculation. Historians believe he was one of several children born to Prince Yonger (or Attucks), an African enslaved in Massachusetts who escaped to freedom, leading his family with him in 1750 from Framingham to Natick. Some speculate Attucks’ mother, Nancy Attucks, an Algonquin Native American, separated early on from Prince Attucks. Crispus's date of birth is also not verified although there is belief that it could have been in 1723. However, it has most often been placed at 1725 in Framingham, MA.