How did Brantford Ontario get its name.?

Question

I use to live in Brantford and I know my history

Answer 1

This city's histoy can be traced back for more than three centuries to the time when native tribes led by Chief Joseph Brant lived in the area. He was better known to his people of the Six Nations as "Thayendanegea". Brant led his people from their lands in the Mohawk Valley of the upper New York State to the Grand River Basin, where they crossed the river, and this spot became known as Brant's ford and hence the name, location and history of Brantford began.

Answer 2

The city was first settled in 1784 when Captain Joseph Brant and the Six Nations Indians left New York to settle in Canada. As a reward for their loyalty to the Crown, they were given a large land grant on the Grand River. The original Mohawk settlement was on the south edge of the present-day city at a location favourable for landing canoes. Brant's crossing of the river gave the original name to the area: Brant's ford. By 1847, European settlers began to settle further up the river at a ford in the Grand River and named the village Brantford. The native settlement was abandoned except for the Mohawk Chapel which remains Ontario's oldest church.

Brantford was incorporated as a city in 1877.

Answer 3

The area was first settled in 1784 when Captain Joseph Brant and the Six Nations Indians left NY to settle in Canada. Brant's crossing of the Grand River gave the original name to the area: Brant's ford. In 1847 European settlers began to arrive and settle further up the river at another fording place. They named their village Brantford.

Answer 4

If you know your history, Why asking??