The end of a personal history

From Leyden Road Cemetery, Leyden, MA:

Matthew Severance
Born in Fort Dummer.
Brattleboro, VT.
June 1735
Died in Leyden.
Mar. 14, 1816
Matthew Strange, whose parents lived in Deerfield,
was the first white child born in VT., served in
French and Indian War. While on a scout near
Lake George, taken captive by the Indians,
to Canada, run the gauntlet, and made his
escape by hiding three nights and two days
in a hollow log. Settled in Greenfield. In
old age came to Leyden to his son's.

["Running the gauntlet is a form of physical punishment wherein a man is compelled to run between two rows —a gauntlet— of soldiers who strike him as he passes." from WikiPedia]