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I, Daniel Boone, was a famous frontiersman who explored Kentucky. I was born on November 2, 1734. I lived in Pennsylvania most of my youth and fell in love with the outdoors as soon as I was able to walk.
 * Daniel boone**

I started to hunt at the age of 8. At first I hunted with a sharpened stick, but soon after that my father, Squire Boone, got me a rifle so I could hunt bigger animals. I became a good hunter and also won many local sharpshooting contests.

I remember the year the chicken pox was going around. My mom, Sarah Morgan, would not let me or any of my other brothers and sisters leave the house. And since there were 12 of us kids, you can imagine how crowded our house was. Anyway, one of my sisters and I snuck out of our house and went to a neighbor's. They were all sick and soon all of us got sick too. We could finally go outside to play again.

Instead of going to a public school, my dad taught me how to read and write from home. My sisters were the good spellers in the family.

When I got older, my dad bought a meadow for the cows to graze and he put me in charge of watching them. Once while I was watching the cows I came across some bear tracks. I think I was around 15. I followed the tracks and shot my first bear! I also got lost, but my dad found me.

During the French and Indian War, I served in Braddock's army. In one battle, we marched in lines as they did in the battles in Europe. The French and Indians attacked from the woods. Hundreds of men died, but I survived. It was while serving in the army that a friend told me all about Kentucky. I loved the way he described it and dreamed of someday exploring it.

In 1756, I married my wife, Rebecca Bryan. Soon after we were married, we started our family. Our first child was a boy and we named him James. After James, Rebecca and I would have 9 more children.

Over the course of the next 17 years, Rebecca and I faced several challenges. We moved to Virginia and back again to North Carolina, we faced many Indian attacks, from both the Cherokee and the Shawnee and our son, James, died.

In 1775, I was hired by the Transylvania Company to help blaze the Wilderness Road to Kentucky. Later that year, I founded the town of Boonesborough. While living in Boonesborough we again were attacked several times by the Shawnee Indians. They even captured me once, but I escaped.

My life was filled with many adventures. I lived in North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and finally, Missouri. I had my share of hardships, but there were many happy times as well.

Daniel Boone died in Missouri on September 26th, 1820. His last words are reported to have been, "I am going, my time has come."