Daniel Boone

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Boone was born on 22 October 1734, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Squire Boone, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Morgan, was 34. He married Rebecca Bryan on 14 August 1756, in Yadkin, Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Femme Osage Township, Saint Charles, Missouri, United States in 1820 and Franklin, Indiana, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1754. His occupation is listed as explorer, folk hero in 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 Marthasville, Warren, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Boone
1734–1820
Rebecca Bryan
1739–1813
Marriage: 14 August 1756
James Bryan Boone
1757–1773
Israel Boone
1758–1782
Susannah Boone
1760–1800
Jemima Anne Boone
1762–1834
John Boone
1764–1779
Levina Boone
1766–1802
Rebecca Boone
1768–1805
Lt. Col. Daniel Morgan Boone
1769–1839
Jesse Bryan Boone
1773–1820
William Bryan Boone
1775–1780
Sarah Ann Boone
1779–1825
Nathan Boone
1781–1856

Sources (71)

  • North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  • Daniel Boone, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • James Boone, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-2011 "

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World Events (8)

1752

Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

1752

Historical Boundaries 1752: Berks, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

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.

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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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