John Bozeman
John Merin Bozeman (January 1835 – April 20, 1867) was a pioneer and frontiersman in the American West who helped establish the Bozeman Trail through Wyoming Territory into the gold fields of southwestern Montana Territory in the early 1860s. He helped found the city of Bozeman, Montana, in 1864, which is named for him.
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John Bozeman from The Bozeman Trail, Vol II (1922) | |
| Born | January 1835 Pickens County, Georgia |
| Died | April 20, 1867 (aged 32) Yellowstone River, Montana Territory |
| Resting place | Sunset Hills Cemetery Bozeman, Montana |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, trail guide, merchant |
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