After his death, he became the subject of many heroic tall tales and works of fiction. His adventures—real and mythical—helped create the archetypal frontier hero of American folklore.

Apr 3, 2014 · On September 26, 1820, Boone died of natural causes at his home in Femme Osage Creek, Missouri. He was 85 years old. More than two decades after his death, his body was …

Jan 14, 2024 · Daniel Boone’s death did not end his fame and influence. He became the subject of many stories, books, paintings, statues, and movies, which often exaggerated or distorted his deeds …

Nov 16, 2009 · On September 26, 1820 the pioneering frontiersman Daniel Boone dies quietly in his sleep at his son’s home near present-day Defiance, Missouri. The indefatigable voyager was 86.

Squire Boone would die of heart failure at the age of 70 in August 1815. His final request was that he be buried in a cavern on his property, the same cave where he and his brother Daniel had hidden from …

Sep 26, 2025 · Famous frontiersman Daniel Boone dies at 86 in his sleep at home west of St. Louis near present-day Defiance, Missouri.

Jan 8, 2026 · Then, in 1799, he and members of his family (including son Nathan Boone) followed another son, Daniel Morgan Boone, to Missouri, in Louisiana Territory (then belonging to Spain), …

Although Congress confirmed his original Spanish land grant in 1814, Boone took little interest in daily affairs after Rebecca died, and he began to put his affairs in order in anticipation of his death, …

They were intercepted by Shawnee in an attack that resulted in the death of Boone's oldest son, James, and the party was forced to retreat to the Clinch River. Two years later, Boone succeeded in …

On September 26, 1820, famed American pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone died in St. Charles County, Missouri. Boone was a legendary American frontiersman and explorer whose daring …