Cogwagee Tom Longboat

Longboat, Thomas Charles Cogwagee

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Date of Birth1887-06-04, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario

Date of Death 1949-01-09, Lady Willingdon Hospital, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve near Brantford, Ontario

Cause of death: Pneumonia

Also known as Cogwagee

Cogwagee (Thomas Charles Longboat)
Born June 4, 1887
Died January 9, 1949
An Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Indian reserve near Brantford, Ontario

Cemetery: Onondaga Longhouse Cemetery

http://www.doingourbit.ca/profile/thomas-longboat

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