Hononegah
Hononegah (Xųnųnįka) | |
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Depiction of the marriage of Hononegah and Stephen Mack Jr. | |
| Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1814 Teejopera (day-jope-ra, "Four Lakes Country"), modern day Madison, Wisconsin |
| Died | September 8, 1847 |
| Spouse | Stephen Mack Jr. |
| Relations | Sister, Wehunsegah; uncles Conosaipkah, Estche-eshesheek, and Horohonkak; granddaughter Bio De Casseres |
| Children | 11, including Rosa, Myrtle Matilda, Mary F. |
| Parent(s) | Father, "Blacksmith" mother, Inoquer |
Hononegah or Xųnųnįka (c.1814–1847) was the wife of Stephen Mack Jr., an employee for the American Fur Company, a pioneer to the Rock River Valley in northern Illinois and founder of the community of Rockton, Illinois. Hononegah had a strong influence on the Roscoe-Rockton area; the high school of the four towns (the other two being Shirland and Harrison) and the main thoroughfare connecting the towns are both named after her.