Norton, John
Norton, John
1784 to 1825
| Occupation(s): | warrior | chief | schoolmaster | army officer | translator | author |
| gender: | man |
| residences: | Scotland | northeast United States | England | Ontario |
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Timeline
| Flourished: | 1784 to 1825 |
For update see Benn, Carl. A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812: John Norton - Teyoninhokarawen. U of Toronto P, 2019. Source(s): Dictionary of Canadian Biography. .http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/norton_john_6E.html |
Description
See also Benn, Carl. Missed Opportunities and the Problem of Mohawk Chief John Norton's Cherokee Ancestry. Ethnohistory, vol. 59, no. 2, spring 2012, DOI 10.1215/00141801-1536885
Context
Born to John Norton Sr, Cherokee and Christian Anderson, in or near Crail, Scotland; adopted by Joseph Brant