Daniel Boone vs Phillis Wheatley
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Compare the life timelines of Daniel Boone (1734–1820) and Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1753 to 1784.
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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
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784)
- — Born in West Africa Verified
- — Kidnapped and sold into slavery in Boston Verified
- — Taught to read and write in the Wheatley household Verified
- — Published elegy on the death of George Whitefield Verified
- — Emancipated from slavery Verified
- — Traveled to London with Nathaniel Wheatley Verified
- — Published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral Verified
- — Corresponded with George Washington Verified
- — Married John Peters Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified