Hendrick Theyanoguin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hendrick Theyanoguin

Mohawk leader

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1680

Place of Birth: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1755

Profession: tribal chief, orator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hendrick Theyanoguin (c.
1691 – September 8, 1755), whose name had several spelling variations, was an important Mohawk leader and member of the Bear Clan; he resided at Canajoharie or the Upper Mohawk Castle in colonial New York.
He was a Speaker for the Mohawk Council.
Hendrick formed a close alliance with Sir William Johnson, the Superintendent of Indian affairs in North America. Until the late 20th century, Hendrick's biography was conflated with an older Mohawk leader given the same first name in baptism, Hendrick Tejonihokarawa (also known as Hendrick Peters) (c.
1660 – c.
1735).
The latter was a member of the Wolf Clan (an important difference, as shown by the historian Barbara Silvertsen) and based in Tiononderoge, the Lower Castle, closer to the English base in Albany.
He was one of the "four Indian kings" who visited England and Queen Anne in 1710.
The English built Fort Hunter in Tionondaga in 1711 with an Anglican mission.
The Mohawk village became mostly Christianized early in the eighteenth century.

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