Chief Tecumseh

1768 - 1813  (45 years)

• Name	Tecumseh
  Prefix	Chief
  Born	09 Mar 1768	Chilicothe, Ross Co, OH
  Gender	Male
  Died	05 Oct 1813	Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
  	Killed at the Battle of the Thames, near Moraviantown, Orford Township, Kent, Upper Canada (near present day Chatham, Ontario)
  Buried	Unknown
  	Find A Grave Notes: Tecumseh's body was apparently buried on or near the battlefield. Legend says that it was later removed to a location, possibly in Ohio, that is a closely guarded secret among the Shawnee descendants. Other rumored locations are St. Anne's Island, in the St. Claire River at the head of Lake St. Clair, and Walpole Island, also on Lake St. Clair. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11120
  Notes	He was was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy (known as Tecumseh's Confederacy) which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812. Tecumseh has become an icon and heroic figure in American Indian and Canadian history. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh
  Person ID	I9969	Master File
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

  Family	Wabeleganequa (White Wing) "Big Nancy" Cornstalk,   b. 1770, Shawnee Nation, OH ,   d. 1843  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F6502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart