Simon Kenton
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Simon Kenton was a legendary American frontiersman and scout renowned for his exploits and survival on the early Kentucky and Ohio Valley frontier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simon Kenton canonical | 3 |
| Simon Kenton Council of the Boy Scouts of America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11601528 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Kenton Context triple: [Kentucky frontier, hasKeyFigure, Simon Kenton]
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A.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
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B.
Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 American Western film about a reclusive mountain man surviving in the Rocky Mountains, starring Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack.
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C.
Henry Boone
Henry Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Boone.
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D.
Samuel Boone
Samuel Boone is a notable individual who shares the Boone surname, historically associated with prominent American frontiersmen and pioneers.
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E.
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark was an American Revolutionary War military leader renowned for his campaigns in the Northwest Territory and for helping secure the Old Northwest for the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simon Kenton Target entity description: Simon Kenton was a legendary American frontiersman and scout renowned for his exploits and survival on the early Kentucky and Ohio Valley frontier.
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A.
Mad Anthony
Mad Anthony was the fiery and daring nickname of Anthony Wayne, a bold American Revolutionary War general known for his aggressive battlefield tactics.
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B.
Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 American Western film about a reclusive mountain man surviving in the Rocky Mountains, starring Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack.
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C.
Henry Boone
Henry Boone is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Boone.
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D.
Samuel Boone
Samuel Boone is a notable individual who shares the Boone surname, historically associated with prominent American frontiersmen and pioneers.
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E.
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark was an American Revolutionary War military leader renowned for his campaigns in the Northwest Territory and for helping secure the Old Northwest for the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American pioneer
ⓘ
frontiersman ⓘ person ⓘ scout ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daniel Boone
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George Rogers Clark ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1755-04-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Colony of Virginia
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linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Fauquier County, Virginia
|
| burialPlace | Zanesfield, Ohio ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1836-04-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Jerusalem, Logan County, Ohio
ⓘ
Ohio, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
|
| era |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kenton ⓘ |
| givenName | Simon ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Simon Kenton Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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linked to:
Simon Kenton
statues and historical markers in Ohio and Kentucky ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of the Kentucky frontier
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exploration of the Ohio Valley frontier ⓘ frontier scouting ⓘ participation in the American Revolutionary War on the frontier ⓘ participation in the Northwest Indian War ⓘ service as an Indian scout ⓘ survival skills in the wilderness ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a legendary figure of the early American frontier ⓘ |
| memorial | Simon Kenton Memorial Park in Urbana, Ohio ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general in the Ohio militia ⓘ |
| name | Simon Kenton ⓘ |
| notableEvent | captured and tortured by Native Americans but survived ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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frontiersman ⓘ scout ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Kentucky
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Kentucky militia
ⓘ
Northwest Indian War ⓘ Virginia militia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Simon Kenton Description of subject: Simon Kenton was a legendary American frontiersman and scout renowned for his exploits and survival on the early Kentucky and Ohio Valley frontier.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Simon Kenton