Daniel Boone vs Meriwether Lewis
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Boone (1734–1820) and Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1774 to 1809.
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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
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809)
- — Born near Charlottesville, Virginia Verified
- — Joined the Virginia militia during the Whiskey Rebellion Verified
- — Commissioned in the United States Army Verified
- — Became private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson Verified
- — Departed with the Corps of Discovery up the Missouri River Verified
- — Reached the Pacific Ocean Verified
- — Returned safely to St. Louis, completing the expedition Verified
- — Appointed governor of the Louisiana Territory Verified
- — Died at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace, Tennessee Verified