Dumas Provencher person
also known as: Provencher
Summary: A pioneer of the territory, active in opposing the reign of terror, who was marked for death by assassins and killed on election night.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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assassin with Springfield rifle— election day
cited from At that very instant there were six hired… (1891) · +1 morehal, Martin Gallegos, to whisper
a warning. Gallegos is hardly more than a boy
— a common, illiterate Mexican youth, at whose
awkwardness and ignorance most of us would
turn up our noses. But that he had in him the
stuff of men he showed b…
occupation
pioneer of the territory
cited from the prisoner alive or dead, and listening for the… (1891) · +1 morergeant’s
face and started for the door. The blinded
officer, even in the inconceivable anguish of the
moment, thought only of his orders to bring in
( 20 )
the prisoner alive or dead, and listening for the
footsteps of the fugitive, fired …
witnessed
marked for death by assassins
cited from the prisoner alive or dead, and listening for the… (1891) · +1 morergeant’s
face and started for the door. The blinded
officer, even in the inconceivable anguish of the
moment, thought only of his orders to bring in
( 20 )
the prisoner alive or dead, and listening for the
footsteps of the fugitive, fired …
plot to kill judges and seize ballots at three precincts— election day
cited from Shortly after midnight, of election day, the… (1891)active in the movement to overthrow the
evil men who had for years exercised a reign of
terror over “Bloody Valencia," was gentle, gen-
erous Dumas Provencher, one of the pioneers of
the territory, and he was one of the dozen of
us whom t…
Sources (4)
At that very instant there were six hired… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Shortly after midnight, of election day, the… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
the prisoner alive or dead, and listening for the… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
they were invisible, and could kill every man… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details