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Tamaqua or Tamaque, also known as The Beaver and King Beaver (c. 1725 – 1769 or 1771), was a leading man of the Unalachtigo (Turkey) phratry of the Lenape people.
Tamaqua or Tamaque, also known as The Beaver and King Beaver ( c. 1725 – 1769 or 1771), was a leading man of the Unalachtigo (Turkey) phratry of the Lenape people.
Along with his brothers, Tamaqua (also known as 'King Beaver') and Pisquetomen, Shingas became a prominent leader during the French-Indian War. Having been pushed more and more to the west, away from their traditional eastern homeland, the Lenape (Delaware) established villages in Ohio.
Tamaqua (died c. 1770), chief who led peace negotiations following Pontiac's War for whom Tamaqua, Pennsylvania is named; Teedyuscung ((1700–1763), leader of the eastern Lenape; Turtleheart, chief and warrior who represented the Lenape at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768
Jan 21, 2020 · However, farther to the west on the Allegheny River, the Lenape trio of Pisquetomen, Shingas, and Tamaqua were eager to throw off Iroquois suzerainty and more willing to resist the white advance across the Alleghenies by force.
Head Chief Sassoonan (or Olumapies, also known as Allumapees), has the official subsidiary title of 'Keeper of the Wampum Records'. He is an Unami chief whose early home is on the Schuylkill River. By 1709 he lives at Paxtang (Harrisburg).
Tamaqua or King Beaver (d. 1769 or 1771) was a leading man of the Unalachtigo (Turkey) phratry of the Lenape people.
