They had migrated to Canada after Britain lost the Thirteen Colonies and were awarded land for resettlement.

In 1850, the remains of Joseph Brant were moved from the original burial site in Burlington to a tomb at the Mohawk Chapel.

Next to Brant's tomb is a boulder memorializing the writer Pauline Johnson, who was born in the nearby Six Nations Reserve and attended services in the chapel.

[3] Architecturally, the chapel is a simple building with a rectangular floor plan; it is constructed of a wood frame faced with painted clapboards.

Originally, the entrance faced east to the canoe landing site on the bank of the Grand River, the transportation route.