Wahbanosay
Wahbanosay (also Waabanose; Waubuno) was a Mississauga chief of the Eagle clan from the Burlington, Ontario area. His Ojibwe name means "Walks in the Dawn" or "Morning Light." He lived about 1778 to 1806.
As a negotiator, Wahbanosay represented the Mississaugas in several land deals. He helped with the Gunshot Treaty in 1783, signed surrender #8 in 1797 for lands in the Burlington Heights area, took part in the Toronto Purchase in 1805, and signed surrender #14 in 1806 for additional Burlington lands.
Wahbanosay married Puhgashkish and had a daughter, Tuhbenahneequay. He also married Pakakis (or Naishenum) and had a son, Nawahjegezhegwabe, also known as Joseph Sawyer.
In the 1790s, he worked as a guide for Deputy Surveyor General Augustus Jones. Jones later married Wahbanosay's daughter Tuhbenahneequay, and they had two sons, John Jones and Peter Jones.
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