Mary (Molly) Brant (Tekonwatonti) (ca. 1736-1796)
A Mohawk woman of great diplomatic skill, Molly Brant exerted an extraordinary influence on the powerful Iroquois Confederacy. During the American Revolutionary War, she passed valuable information to British troops and in 1777 was forced by the rebels to flee her homeland in the colony of New York. Living at military posts, she emerged as a persuasive speaker, exhorting the Iroquois to maintain their traditional alliance with the British Crown. After the war, this remarkable Loyalist settled near here. Molly Brant's tireless efforts helped preserve Canada from American conquest.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Ontario Plaques. Full page here.