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Catharine Brant (c.1759–1837), also known as Ahdohwahgeseon, was a clan mother of the Mohawk nation. She was the third wife of Joseph Brant and an important leader among the Six Nations of the Grand River.
OHTOWAˀKÉHSON (Ahdohwahgeseon, Adonwentishon, Catharine, Catharine Brant), head woman of the turtle clan of the Mohawks; b. c. 1759 on the Mohawk River (N.Y.); d. 23 or 24 Nov. 1837 near Brantford, Upper Canada.
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Mar 21, 2024 · OWAˀKÉHSON (Ahdohwahgeseon, Adonwentishon, Catharine, Catharine Brant), head woman of the turtle clan of the Mohawks; b. c. 1759 on the Mohawk River (N.Y.); d. 23 or 24 Nov. 1837 near Brantford, Upper Canada. Catharine was the daughter of a Mohawk woman of noble birth who was probably head woman of the clan in her own time.
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- July 25, 1759
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Sep 1, 2017 · John’s mother was the redoubtable Catharine Brant, the daughter of the influential Ohio Valley trader George Croghan and his Mohawk wife, an important figure in the Turtle Clan. Catharine preferred the traditional community of Grand River and her status there as a senior Mohawk matron.
While still based at Fort Niagara, Brant started living with Catharine Adonwentishon Croghan, whom he married in the winter of 1780. She was the daughter of Catharine ( Tekarihoga ), a Mohawk, and George Croghan , the prominent Irish colonist and British Indian agent, deputy to William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern ...
Joseph Brant marries Catharine (Ohtowa’kéhson), a relative of Chief Tekarihó:ken. 1784 After the British defeat, many Mohawks come to Canada and are given lands on the Grand River, north of Lake Erie. 1796 Mary Brant dies on April 16 in Kingston, Upper Canada (later Ontario). 1797 Joseph Brant is defeated in his long campaign
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Like other members of her family, Elizabeth Brant was an important leader on the Grand River. Her brother John Brant was nominated by their mother Catharine Brant in 1828 as the new Tekarihogen, the most important civil chief of the Mohawk.
