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The birth of Daniel Boone on Oct 22, the sixth child of Squire and Sarah Morgan Boone. He was born in a region called Oley, in Philadelphia County (now Berks County), Pennsylvania, approximately six miles east of present Reading, Pennsylvania. -
North Carolina to Tennessee to Kentucky
Boone blazed the first known trail from North Carolina into eastern Tennessee, on his way to Kentucky with five other men, including his brother-in-law John Stewart, to hunt and explore in Kentucky. He would remain two years in Kentucky before returning home. -
Attempt to Settle Kentucky
Daniel and friends, including Colonel William Russell, made the first attempt to settle Kentucky. Indians attacked part of the party, killing the Boone's son James and five other men, and as a result the party returned to the settlements. -
Cutting of the Wilderness Trail
1775: Daniel led the cutting of the wilderness Trail from Tennessee to site of Fort Boonesborough along the Kentucky River. The Wilderness Trail became the main route used for white settlement in Kentucky. -
Daniel's Daughter, Jemima captured by Indians
Daughter Jemima was captured by Indians with two other girls, Betsy and Fanny Callaway, and was rescued two days later, mainly through Daniel’s knowledge of the wilderness and his understanding of the ways of Indians. -
Captured by the Shawnee Indians
Daniel Boone was captured by the Shawnee and adopted by Chief Blackfish. Boone escaped after five months with the Shawnee -
Family and Fort Boone's Station
After his escape, and subsequent defense during he siege of Fort Boonesborough, Daniel went to North Carolina to retrieve his family. Upon their return he established a new fort called Boone’s Station near what is now Athens, Kentucky. -
Battle of Blue Licks
Daniel fought in the Battle of Blue Licks, after militia units from the other forts and stations arrived at Bryan’s Station. The Indians had put Bryan’s Station under siege, and had left prior to the arrival of the militia units. The militia units tracked the Indians to the Blue Licks, where the Indians caught them in an ambush. Daniel and Rebecca’s son, Israel, was killed during the battle. -
Losing Land in Kentucky
Daniel had been losing most of his property in Kentucky. While Kentucky was earlier part of Virginia, the Virginia legislature had accommodated influential land grabbers by enacting laws that resulted in land taxes and revisions to the survey laws. The result was that Daniel had to sell some of his land for taxes while the rest was taken away through disputed land claims. -
Spanish Commandant
Daniel was appointed as one of the seven Spanish Commandants, a role that included being the civil administrator, military commander, and syndic (judge for civil disagreements). As commandant he was given his own district of Femme Osage. -
Death
Daniel Boone died at the stone house of his son Nathan, near Defiance. The stone house still stands and is open to the public.
