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Israel Boone

25 Jan 1758 – 19 Aug 1782

Birth	25 Jan 1758
Death	19 Aug 1782
Cemetery	Boone Station Historical Site Athens , Fayette County , Kentucky , USA
Added by	Alice P. on 25 Jan 2004
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8319054

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Israel Boone has a duplicate - memorial number 279444780

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Israel Boone was the son of Daniel Boone & Rebecca Bryan. He was born in Bear Creek, Yadkin Co., NC. Israel had the following siblings: James, Susannah Boone Hays, Jemima Boone Callaway; Levinia Boone Scholl, Rebecca Boone Goe, Daniel Morgan Boone, Jessie Bryan Boone, William Bryan Boone, and Nathan (Nathaniel) Boone. Israel was sick when Boone commanded forces to go to Bryan's Station, but a family tradition says that young Boone dragged himself from bed and accompanied the Army only after his father had sternly reminded him of his duty. Israel died in the battle of Blue Licks, Fayette Co., KY, after his father, Daniel Boone, had ordered his men to cross back over the Licking downstream. Daniel stayed to fight to cover & ordered Israel to run for it, but out of love, Israel disobeyed. "Father, I won't leave you," he insisted. A moment later, a musket ball caught him in the neck. Later, Daniel would say that Israel's death was the hardest blow he ever felt. [Source: http://americanhistory.about.com/library/prm/blbluelicks2.htm} ∼ While Israel has a more detailed memorial with those of his parents at Boone Station, I thought I'd add his name here, with the other men who died in the Battle of Blue Licks, 19 August 1782. I imagine Israel is buried here with the others. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." another monument to I. Boone is at Boone Station Historical Site

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Son of Daniel and Rebecca Bryan Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks Aug. 19, 1782

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