Daniel Boone vs Olaudah Equiano
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Boone (1734–1820) and Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1745 to 1797.
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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
Olaudah Equiano (1745–1797)
- — Born, by his own account in the Kingdom of Benin region (present-day Nigeria) Verified
- — Purchased by Royal Navy officer Michael Pascal Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into the Atlantic slave trade
- — Baptized at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Verified
- — Sold to merchant Robert King in the Caribbean Verified
- — Purchased his own freedom Verified
- — Settled in London and joined the abolitionist movement Verified
- — Published The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Verified
- — Married Susannah Cullen Verified
- — Died in London Verified