Red Jacket

AKA:

Sagoyewatha

Birth Name:

Otetiani

Birth Date:

December 31, 1969

Birth Place:

Old Seneca Castle, New York (disputed)

Death Date:

January 20, 1830

Place of Death:

Seneca Village, Buffalo, New York

Age:

Cause of Death:

Natural causes

Cemetery Name:

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Historical Figure

Red Jacket, chief of the Wolf clan nation, became famous as an orator, speaking for the rights of his people. After the Revolutionary war, he played a prominent role in negotiations with the new U.S. federal government. The US president George Washington presented him with a special "peace medal", a large oval of silverplate engraved with an image of Washington shaking Red Jacket's hand. Red Jacket wore this medal on his chest in every portrait painted of him.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Lawn Cemetery

1990 Main Road

Buffalo, New York, 14208

USA

North America

Map:

Map of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York

Grave Location:

Section 12, Lot 1-W PT, Space 1

Grave Location Description

Enormous monument at the entrance. Seriously … you can’t miss it.

Grave Location GPS

42.9231212,-78.8661028

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FAQ's

Red Jacket was born on December 31, 1969.

Red Jacket was born in Old Seneca Castle, New York (disputed).

Red Jacket died on January 20, 1830.

Red Jacket died in Seneca Village, Buffalo, New York.

Red Jacket was 79.

The cause of death was Natural causes.

Red Jacket's grave is in Forest Lawn Cemetery

Videos Featuring Red Jacket:

Red Jacket's Speech 1805 - Narration and Native Flute Music by Ronald Roybal

Sagoyewatha: Chief Red Jacket - Seneca Leader & Orator

Watch YouTube video titled Religion For The White Man And The Red: Chief Red Jacket's 1805 Speech

Red Jacket