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(Thayendanega), a famous Indian chief of the Mohawks, was born in Ohio about 1742. He was a student in Dr. Wheelock's Indian school in Connecticut, and visited England in 1775-76. During the Revolution he excited the Indians to oppose the colonies. but afterwards used his influence to preserve peace between the Indians and the United States. He visited England a second time in 1786, where he was received with great distinction. While there he collected funds for a church, and published the Book of Common Prayer and the Gospel by Mark in Mohawk and English. He died on his estate at the head of Lake Ontario, Canada, November 24, 1807. See Stone, Life of Joseph Brant (1830).