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Daniel Boone: Birth
Daniel Boone was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. No one knows the exact date that he was born. However, there is evidence supporting that he was born on either October 22 or November 2 of 1734 -
Daniel Boone: Introduction into Hunting and Exploration
Daniel Boone received his first rifle at the age of 12. He son became known as the best sharpshooter in the land. This early interest in hunting and exploration led him to blazing the Wilderness Road and helping settle Kentucky. -
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Daniel Boone: Children
Daniel Boone had a total of 10 children with his wife Rebecca Bryan. Out of the 10, his ninth child died in infancy and more than half of the rest died before the age of 40. Due to Boone's rivalry with the native americans, his children faced many dangers and some even died at the hands of the natives. -
Daniel Boone: Native American Troubles
Daniel Boone and his brother in law were captured twice by the Native Americans in Kentucky. The first time, they were set free and hey were threatened to leave the land. After not listening and staying in Kentucky, they were captured again; however, they had to escape to live. -
Daniel Boone: The Cumberland Gap
Daniel Boone blazed the first known trail through a arrow passage in the Appalachian Mountains. This area is known as the Cumberland Gap. Boone was exploring the land to find a route to settle in the west. The trail he planed to make stretched from North Carolina to Eastern Tennessee. -
Daniel Boone: Settlement in Kentucky
After exploring the Cumberland Gap and the land, Daniel Boone decided to start settlement. Boone and some of his friends, including colonel William Russel, made the first attempt to settle in the Kentucky land soon after. They were not welcomed by the Native Americans but proceeded to bring more families to settle in the area. -
Daniel Boone: Native Americans Attack
During the first expedition to settle Kentucky, the party split into two parts. A Native American Tribe attacked the smaller part of the party. They captured, tortured, and murdered many men, including Boone's oldest son James. This event led Boone to postpone the rest of the expedition and go back home to the rest of his family. -
Daniel Boone: Battle at Point Pleasant
Daniel Boone's earlier expeditions to the Kentucky territory caused great tension between the white settlers and the Shawnee Native Americans. This tension and the incoming settlers led to the Battle at Point Pleasant. Boone was put in charge of three main forts during this battle and the natives were defeated. -
Daniel Boone: Fort Boonesborough
Daniel Boone named the city near the Wilderness Road Boonesborough. He created a fort named Fort Boonesborough, which soon became the center of settlement in Kentucky. The main use of he fort was to be prepared with weaponry in case of n attack by the nearby natives. -
Daniel Boone: The Wilderness Road
After extensive exploring, Daniel Boone finally led the cutting of the Cumberland Gap for his trail. This trail was named the Wilderness Road. The Wilderness Road became the main route used for white settlement in Kentucky and then to the establishment of Kentucky to the Union. -
Daniel Boone: Native Americans Attack... Again
Daniel Boone moved his family to Kentucky near Boonesborough. Boone's daughter and two other girls were kidnapped by some nearby Native Americans. However, they were rescued alive by Boone two days later because of his knowledge of the area around Boonesborough. -
Daniel Boone: Kidnapped and Adopted
Daniel Boone was kidnapped by a Shawnee Native American Tribe. The Chief, Chief Blackfish, had just recently lost his son, so he adopted now 44 year old Boone as his new son. Blackfish renamed Boone Sheltowee, or Big Turtle and since Boone was now his "family" everyone had to treat Boone with high respect and kindness. Boone eventually escaped after 5 months and returned to his family. -
Daniel Boone: Death
Daniel Boone died at his son Nathan's house in Femme Osage Creek, Missouri. He died at the age of 85 due to natural causes. Fun fact, he ended up outliving more than half of his children.
