When Daniel Boone was born on 2 November 1734, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Squire Boone Sr., was 37 and his mother, Sarah Morgan, was 34. He married Rebecca Bryan on 14 August 1756, in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1812 and Femme Osage Township, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1754. In 1800, his occupation is listed as spanish syndic and commandant in Femme Osage District, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States. He died on 26 September 1820, in Defiance, Saint Charles, Louisiana Territory, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Old Bryan Farm Cemetery, Marthasville, Warren, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1743: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America 1753: Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
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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