Chief Paugus
Paugus was chief of the Pequawket tribe which lived along the Saco River in present-day Conway, New Hampshire, and Fryeburg, Maine. He was killed at the Battle of Pequawket in 1725 during Father Rale's War.

Death of Chief Paugus
Paugus translates into English as "The Oak". Paugus Bay was named for him.
See also
References
- Evans, George Hill (1939). Pigwacket. Conway, NH: Conway, NH Historical Society. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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