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Last name Kilbuck
First name John
Display name Gelelemend
Other names John Kilbuck;William Henry
Birth date 1737
Death date 1811
Gender m
Affiliations Moravian indians, Delaware indians
Bio notes Delaware (Lenape) chief during the American Revolutionary War, who supported the Americans. Became principal chief of the Lenape in November 1778. After being pushed out as principal chief, Gelelemend led an American attack on a major Lenape town, then retreated to Fort Pitt. After the war, he converted to Christianity at a Moravian mission in Salem, Ohio, where he took the Christian name of "William Henry."

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Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793