Daniel Boone
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| − | '''Daniel Boone''' (1734-1820), American pioneer and hunter who became a folk hero. | + | '''Daniel Boone''' (1734-1820), American pioneer and hunter who became a folk hero, "...most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. state of [[Kentucky]]." (Wikipedia, "Daniel Boone") |
Daniel Boone was born [[Oct 22]], 1734 in Exeter Township, Berks County, [[Pennsylvania]], the sixth child of Squire Boone (1696-1765) by his wife Sarah Morgan (1700-77). | Daniel Boone was born [[Oct 22]], 1734 in Exeter Township, Berks County, [[Pennsylvania]], the sixth child of Squire Boone (1696-1765) by his wife Sarah Morgan (1700-77). | ||
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Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan had at least two children: Nathan and Jesse. | Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan had at least two children: Nathan and Jesse. | ||
| − | Daniel Boone died, at the residence of his son Nathan, near Marthasville in [[Montgomery County, Missouri|Montgomery County]], [[Missouri]]. | + | Daniel Boone died, at the residence of his son Nathan, in Charette Village, near Marthasville in [[Montgomery County, Missouri|Montgomery County]], [[Missouri]] on [[Sep 26]], 1820. |
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| + | ==Primary sources== | ||
| + | *[http://www.arkansasties.com/Gazette/1820/1820November.htm ''Arkansas Gazette''], [[Nov 4]], 1820, hosted at Arkansas Ties dot com : "Died — at Charette village, (Mo.) on the 26th Sept. Col. Daniel Boon, in the 90th year of his age; he was a native of Bucks county, Pa. and as the first settler of the state of Kentucky." | ||
==Secondary sources== | ==Secondary sources== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone "Daniel Boone"] at Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Boone "Daniel Boone"] at Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Missouri]] | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||
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[[Category:Pennsylvania]] | [[Category:Pennsylvania]] | ||
