Daniel Boone vs Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Boone (1734–1820) and Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740–1810) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1740 to 1810.
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Daniel Boone (1734–1820)
- — Born near Reading, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Family moved to the Yadkin River valley in North Carolina Verified
- — Married Rebecca Bryan Verified
- — Made his first long hunt into Kentucky Verified
- — Blazed the Wilderness Road and founded Boonesborough Verified
- — Captured by Shawnee warriors and adopted into the tribe Verified
- — Helped defend Boonesborough during a Shawnee siege Verified
- — Served in the Virginia General Assembly Verified
- — Moved to Missouri after losing his Kentucky land claims Verified
- — Died at his son's home in Missouri Verified
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740–1810)
- — Born in Annonay, Ardèche, France Verified
- — Worked in the family paper manufacturing business Verified
- — Began experiments with lighter-than-air flight Verified
- — First public demonstration of a hot-air balloon at Annonay Verified
- — Balloon flight before the royal court at Versailles carried the first living passengers Verified
- — Montgolfier balloon made the first manned free flight Verified
- — Invented the hydraulic ram pump Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Died at Balaruc-les-Bains, France Verified