John Smoke Johnson

John Smoke Johnson
Sakayengwaraton
Johnson in 1882
Mohawk leader
Personal details
BornDecember 2 or 14, 1792
Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 26, 1886(1886-08-26) (aged 93)
SpouseHelen Martin (1798 – March 27, 1866)
ChildrenMary, Aaron, Joseph, William, Margret, Susannah and George Henry Martin (Onwanonsyshon), granddaughter Emily Pauline Johnson
ParentTekahionwake (Jacob Johnson)
NicknameSmoke Johnson

John Smoke Johnson (December 2 or 14, 1792 – August 26, 1886) or Sakayengwaraton (also known as Smoke Johnson), 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.


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