Thayendanega (Joseph Brant) 1742-1807

Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted April, 2010

 

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Plaque Location

The County of Brant
In Six Nations Veterans' Park at the northwest corner of
Chiefswood Road and 4th Line

Coordinates: N 43 04.156 W 80 07.103

Plaque Text

This celebrated Mohawk chief of Canajoharie Castle and Johnson Hall grew up in the Mohawk Valley. He received his baptism of fire at the battle of Lake George in 1755. He served with Sir William Johnson in the Niagara expedition of 1759 and fought in Pontiac's uprising of 1763. He and his Mohawks actively supported the British during the American Revolution. His vision of a new social and economic order to protect the Indian way of life vanished at the Sandusky Council after the war. He then led his people to Upper Canada where they settled on the Grand River. He died at Wellington Square, now Burlington, Ontario.

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The Brant House
Ahyouwaeghs John Brant 1794-1832
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Posted January 1, 2012
Are there any maps showing the original location of Brant's home in Burlington?

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