Daniel Boone was born on
November 2nd, 1734 near Reading, Pennsylvania.
His first expedtion was in 1755, He left his home on a military expedtion that was part of the French & Indian War. He served as a wagoner for Brigadier General Edward Braddock during his army's calamitous defeat at Turtle Creek, near the modern day Pittsburgh. Boone was a skilled survivor. He saved his own life by escaping the French and Indian ambush on horseback.
In August 1756, Boone got
married.
In May 1769, Boone led the
Cumberland Gap expedition.
He led it with John
Finley.
In April 1775 he claimed
an area in Kentucky which he named Boonesborough.
Local Shawnee and Cherokee
tribes met Boone's base at the Kentucky land with resistance. In July
1776, the tribes kidnapped Boone's daughter. He was able to release
her. The next year. Boone was shot in the ankle during a Indian
attack. He eventually recovered. When 1778 came, Boone was captured
by the Shawnee.
He managed to escape and
resume protecting his land, But was soon robbed of Boonesborough
settlers' money while on his way to buy land permits. The settlers
were furious with him and demanded he repay his debt to them; some
even sued. By 1788 he left his settlement he worked hard to protect
and moved to Point Pleasant, in what is now West Virginia. After
serving as lieutenant colonel and legislative delegate of his county
there, he pulled up stakes again and moved to Missouri, where he
continued to hunt for the rest of his life.
On September 26th, 1820,
Boone died on Femme Osage Creek, Missouri. He was 85.
