Brief Life History of Jemima
When Jemima Boone was born on 4 October 1762, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Daniel Boone, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Bryan, was 23. She married Flanders Isham Callaway in August 1777, in Boonesborough, Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 30 August 1834, in Marthasville, Warren, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Old Bryan Farm Cemetery, Marthasville, Warren, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Jemima Boone Callaway, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jemina Callaway in entry for Daniel Boone, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Spouse and Children
1752–1829 Male
1762–1834 Female
Children (11)
1779–1780 Female
1779–1835 Female
1781–1823 Male
1783–1815 Male
1785–1856 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1734–1820 Male
1739–1813 Female
Siblings (10)
1757–1773 Male
1759–1782 Male
1760–1800 Female
1762–1834 Female
1766–1802 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1767 · Tryon Palace
Age 5
1776
Age 14
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Bohon in La Manche, France, of obscure etymology.
English (of Norman origin): from Middle English bon(e), boun, Old French bon ‘good’. Compare Bone 1.
Dutch: variant of Boon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
The capture and rescue of Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls
The capture and rescue of Jemima Boone and the Callaway girls is a famous incident in the colonial history of Kentucky. They were captured by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and rescued by Daniel Boo …
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