John C Fremont

John Charles Fremont

  • American

John C Fremont was an American military officer, explorer and geographer. Mr Fremont named many natural features in the American West, such as, The Great Basin in Nevada and the Golden gate north of San Francisco. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
Second Lieutenant Corps of Topographical Engineers
Leader Republican Party 1856
Owner Atlantic and Pacific Railroad 1866 1867

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Significant name Mariposa Town Historic District Mariposa
Significant name Bosque Redondo Fort Sumner
1813/01/21 Born Born John C Fremont's Birthday
1831/00/00 John Fremont is expelled from College of Charleston for 'continued disregard of discipline' Education College of Charleston Charleston, SC
1841/10/19 Jessie Benton elopes with John Fremont, they marry on 19 October 1841 Groom Marriage of Jessie Benton and John Fredmont
1842/06/00 Fremont's First Expedition leaves Missouri. They spend the next five months mapping the Oregon Trail from Missouri to South Pass, in the mountains of Wyoming Expedition Leader Fremont's First Expedition
1843/03/00 John Fremont's report on his expedition along the Oregon Trail to the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, makes him a national celebrity and sets off a wave of emigrants Expedition Leader Fremont's First Expedition
1846/03/05 Fremont's Third Expedition's camps on Gabilan Peak from March 5th to 9th Camp Site Fremont Peak Fremont's Third Expedition
1846/05/09 Fremont's party and Delaware Indians battle the attacking Indians Expedition Leader Klamath Falls Oregon Fremont's Third Expedition
1846/05/10 Fremont's party attacked and burned a Klamath Indian village, killing 14 men Expedition Leader Klamath Falls Oregon Fremont's Third Expedition
1846/07/01 US Army Captain John C Fremont arrives at Punta del Cantil Blanco on the southern side of the strait that separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean, now known as the Golden Gate Expedition Leader Fort Point National Historic Site San Francisco Fremont's Third Expedition
1856/00/00 The Republican Party emerges as a national organization with the explorer and hero of the day, John C Fremont, as standard bearer of the new party. Life
1860/00/00 John C and Jessie Fremont buy a farm on Blackpoint Home Fort Mason Historic District San Francisco
1866/07/00 Atlantic and Pacific Railroad is incorporated in July 1866, it went bankrupt in June of 1867 Owner
1890/07/13 John Charles Fremont dies of peritonitis at his residence at 49 West 25th Street (lost) in New York. Died
1891/03/17 The remains of John C Fremont are buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, New York. He was initially buried at Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City. In Memoriam
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