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| Years | Image | Event | Description | Keywords |
| 1616 | An epidemic of uncertain cause devastates southern New England. | Indians, epidemic | ||
| 1633 | Small pox epidemic further decimates coastal Indian groups. | A succession of epidemics reduced the Massachusetts by as much as 90%. Other groups were totally wiped out. In contrast, the Narragansetts of Rhode Island were lightly affected. | Indians, epidemic, Rhode Island |