Daniel Boone: Legendary Western Trailblazer

Daniel Boone: Legendary Western Trailblazer

Daniel Boone

An explorer, pioneer, and hunter who represents the American frontier era. He crossed the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky and contributed greatly to opening the "Wilderness Road." Handed down as an iconic figure of western frontier settlement, he is considered an embodiment of the American frontier spirit.

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Year Daniel Boone
1734
Birth of Daniel Boone (Period: November 2, 1734, Location: Near present-day Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
1754
French and Indian War (Age: 19 years old, Period: 1754–1763, Location: )
1756
Marriage of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan Boone (Age: 21 years old, Period: August 14, 1756, Location: )
1774
Lord Dunmore's War (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1774, Location: Around present-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia)
1775
American Revolutionary War (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1775–1783, Location: Mainly the Southern Colonies and Western Appalachia)
Opening of the Wilderness Road (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1775, Location: )
Establishment of Boonesborough (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1775, Location: )
1778
Capture by the Shawnee (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1778, Location: )
1782
Battle of Blue Licks (Age: 47 years old, Period: 1782, Location: )
1797
XYZ Affair (Age: 62 years old, Period: 1797–1798, Location: Paris, France; United States)
1820
Death of Daniel Boone (Age: 85 years old, Period: September 26, 1820)
Unknown

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