Simon Kenton

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ohio_River_Valley
gptkb:Daniel_Boone
gptkbp:born April 3, 1755
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kenton_County,_Kentucky
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Kenton
gptkb:Sarah_Kenton
Mary_Kenton
Rebecca_Kenton
William_Kenton
gptkbp:contribution military leadership
exploration and mapping of new territories
settlement_of_the_American_frontier
gptkbp:culturalImpact subject of historical novels
symbol of frontier spirit
inspiration for folklore and stories
featured_in_documentaries_about_American_history
gptkbp:died December 7, 1836
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkb:Northwest_Indian_War
War of 1812
gptkbp:friend gptkb:George_Rogers_Clark
gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simon Kenton
gptkbp:influenced westward expansion
gptkbp:influencedBy Native_American_culture
American_frontier_life
gptkbp:knownFor frontiersman
military_service_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
exploration_of_Kentucky
gptkbp:legacy historical_figure_in_American_history
Kenton,_Ohio_named_after_him
Kenton_County_named_after_him
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Simon_the_Great
The Great Kentuckian
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Blue Licks
Siege of Boonesborough
Battle of Point Pleasant
gptkbp:occupation soldier
settler
frontiersman
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Kenton