Canonchet was surprised and captured in Narragansett territory on April 2, 1676. His life was offered him on condition of making peace with the English, but he spurned the proposition. When informed that he was to be put to death, he said: "I like it well. I shall die before my heart is soft, and before I have spoken a word unworthy of myself." He asked to be executed by the Mohegan sachem Uncas, since he considered Uncas to be "his fellow Prince," as they were both sons of tribal chiefs. He was executed by the Mohegan sachem Oneco, the Pequot warrior Robin Cassacinamon, and the Niantic sachem Harman Garrett (or his son).American National Biography (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) p. 34Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., ... (1875), pg. 298 https://books.google.com/books?id=aJAsAAAAYAAJ After being shot, drawn, and quartered as a traitor in Stonington, Connecticut on April 3, Canonchet's head was sent to colonial leaders in Hartford, Connecticut, who celebrated his death.
