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Sergt. John Ayres, Corporal John Coye, and Sergt. Joseph Prichard were slain in the New Braintree Nipmuck ambush of colonial militia known as Wheeler's Surprise.
 
By G.W.Bartlett, June 26, 2026
Wheeler’s Surprise Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Massachusetts, Worcester County, New Braintree — Wheeler’s Surprise — 1630 – 1930 —
On Barre Road (Massachusetts Route 67) at Daniel Whitney Road, on the right when traveling north on Barre Road.
2 ► Massachusetts, Worcester County, New Braintree — Capt. Edward Hutchinson and His Company —
On West Road 0.3 miles north of Unitas Road, on the right when traveling north.
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026