When Jemima Anne Boone was born on 4 October 1762, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, 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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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
North Carolina is the 12th state.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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.
Possible Related NamesThe 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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