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Hendrick Theyanoguin (c. 1691 – September 8, 1755), whose name had several spelling variations, was a 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.
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Born in Westfield, Massachusetts.Father was a Mohegan.Mother was a Mohawk and a member of the Bear clan, which also made him a member of the same clan, per Mohawk tradition.Baptized as a Christian by a pastor from the Dutch Reformed Church as Hendrick when he was one year old.Eventually became the leader of the Bear clan.Participated in councils of the Fifty Sachems of the Iroquois League, even though he was a local sachem (chief), not a League sachem.He was a prominent public speaker and spoke on behalf of the Six Nations to colonial authorities.He had a strong relationship with Sir William Johnson, the Superintendent for the British Indian Department.Led the Iroquois Confederacy as an ally of the British, even though he hoped to remain neutral in the conflict.Died on September 8, 1755, during the Bloody Morning Scout portion of the Battle of Lake George.There are two Mohawk Indians that were referred to as King Hendrick. Many articles written about ‘King Hendrick’ confuse the two, and mix the facts about them together. The first King Hendrick (Theyoninhokawaran) was a Sachem (chief) of the Wolf Clan. He was born around 1660 and died around 1735. It was this King Hendrick that was one of the “Four ...
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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 Mohaw …
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THEYANOGUIN (Teoniahigarawe, Tiyanoga, Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row or more correctly Deyohninhohhakarawenh, White Head, Hendrick, King Hendrick, or after 1750 Hendrick Peters), Mohawk warrior, sachem, diplomat, and orator; b. c. 1680, probably at or near Westfield, Massachusetts, as a Mahican; d. 8 Sept. 1755 at Lake George (Lac Saint-Sacrement). At ...
May 15, 2010 · In September 1755 the most famous Indigenous person in the world was killed in the Bloody Morning Scout that launched the Battle of Lake George. His name was Henderick Peters Theyanooguin, but he was widely known as King Hendrick.
Hendrick Theyanoguin was an American Mohawk chief. Throughout the first half of the eighteenth century, he was perhaps the Mohawks’ most influential sachem as well as a leading voice within the Iroquois Conferacy.
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May 15, 2010 · In September 1755 the most famous Indian in the world was killed in the Bloody Morning Scout that launched the Battle of Lake George. His name was Henderick Peters Theyanooguin in English, but he was widely known as King Hendrick.
