▁Native ▁Americans . ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War , ▁local ▁tribes ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁three ▁French ▁sc outs ▁attacked ▁the ▁North kill ▁settlement ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁The ▁Indians ▁attacked ▁the ▁Jacob ▁Hoch st et ler ▁hom est ead ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁house ▁af ire . ▁ ▁The ▁Indians ▁stood ▁guard ▁around ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁tor ched ▁the ▁Hoch st et ler ▁home , ▁so ▁the ▁family ▁could ▁not ▁escape ▁without ▁risk ing ▁their ▁lives . ▁As ▁the ▁fire ▁w ors ened , ▁the ▁family ▁escaped ▁out ▁the ▁cell ar ▁window , ▁but ▁the ▁wounded ▁Jacob ▁Jr . ▁( he ▁had ▁been ▁shot ▁during ▁the ▁initial ▁attack ) ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Sr .' s ▁ ▁wife , ▁Anna ▁( L or ent z ) ▁Hoch st et ler , ▁slow ed ▁them ▁down . ▁She ▁became ▁stuck ▁in ▁the ▁window ▁during ▁her ▁escape , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁st ab bed ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁scal ped . ▁Another ▁daughter ▁( name ▁unknown ) ▁and ▁Jacob ▁Jr . ▁were ▁killed . ▁Jacob ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Christian ▁( ages ▁app . ▁ 1 2 – 1 5 ▁years ) ▁were ▁taken ▁capt ive . ▁Jacob ▁escaped ▁after ▁about ▁ 8 ▁months , ▁but ▁the ▁boys ▁were ▁held ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁released ▁after ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁between ▁the ▁n atives ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁was ▁agreed ▁upon . ▁Alt ogether ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁white ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Ber ks ▁County