Teedyuscung | |
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| Lenape leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1700 near Trenton, New Jersey |
| Died | April 19, 1763 Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Cause of death | murder by arson |
| Resting place | Wyoming, Pennsylvania |
| Children | Chief Bull, Sally Allan |
| Known for | Treaty of Easton, French and Indian War in Pennsylvania |
| Nickname | Gideon |
Teedyuscung (c. 1700–1763) was known as "King of the Delawares". He worked to establish a permanent Lenape (Delaware) home in eastern Pennsylvania in the Lehigh, Susquehanna, and Delaware River valleys. Teedyuscung participated in the Treaty of Easton, which resulted in the surrender of Lenape claims to all lands in Pennsylvania. Following the treaty, the Lenape were forced to live under the control of the Iroquois in the Wyoming Valley near modern-day Wilkes-Barre. Teedyuscung was murdered by arsonists in the night of April 19, 1763. This marked the beginning of the end of the Lenape presence in Pennsylvania. Teedyuscung's son Chief Bull conducted a raid on the Wyoming Valley that was part of a greater Indian uprising. As a result, the Lenape were forced to move west of the Appalachian Mountains by the Royal Proclamation of 1763.[1]
- ^ Linda Matys O'Connell; David Venditta (2006-11-27). "How peace was made". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
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