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Tamaqua or Tamaque, also known as The Beaver and King Beaver ( c. 1725 – 1769 or 1771), [2] was a leading man of the Unalachtigo (Turkey) phratry of the Lenape people.
Tamaqua or Tamaque, also known as The Beaver and King Beaver ( c. 1725 – 1769 or 1771), was a leading man of the Unalachtigo (Turkey) phratry of the Lenape people.
Tamaqua / King Beaver: Brother. A chief of the Delaware Turkey clan. 1740: Shingas is a member of the Delaware Turkey clan (or phratry) He is a nephew of Sassoonan. Along with his brothers, Tamaqua (also known as 'King Beaver') and Pisquetomen, Shingas becomes a prominent leader during the French-Indian War.
May 20, 2016 · Along with his brothers, Tamaqua (also known as 'King Beaver') and Pisquetomen, Shingas became a prominent leader during the French-Indian War. Having been pushed more and more to the west, away from their traditional eastern homeland, the Lenape (Delaware) established villages in Ohio.
Jan 21, 2020 · However, farther to the west on the Allegheny River, the Lenape trio of Pisquetomen, Shingas, and Tamaqua were eager to throw off Iroquois suzerainty and more willing to resist the white advance across the Alleghenies by force.
Dec 25, 2017 · The Lenape, also called the Lenni Lenape and Delaware, are Native American people of the Northeastern Indian Tribes who live in Canada and the United States. Their historical territory included New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware River watershed, New York City, western Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley. Jump to:
1862 Head Chief 1682 Tamanend (the Affable) Head Chief of the Lenape 1683. He signed treaty with William Penn. Legend tells of the Great Treaty under the Shackamaxon Elm at Philadelphia-the treaty that was "never sworn to and never broken".
