John Smoke Johnson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 138 years ago |
Date of birth | January 1,1792 |
Born | Ontario |
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Died | Six Nations Of The Grand River |
Date of died | August 26,1886 |
Children | George Henry Martin Johnson |
Parents | Jacob Tekahionwake Johnson |
Grandchildren | E. Pauline Johnson |
Nicknam | Smoke Johnson |
Spous | Helen Martin |
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ID | 4447872 |
John Smoke Johnson Life story
John Smoke Johnson or Sakayengwaraton, was a Mohawk leader in Canada. After Johnson fought for the British Crown in the War of 1812, he was honoured by his tribal council as a "Pine Tree Chief", a non-hereditary position. He was influential in the Mohawk and Anglophone communities of Upper Canada.