Zebulon biography
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Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Pike | |
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Zebulon Pike by Charles Willson Peale, 1808 | |
| Born | Zebulon Montgomery Pike January 5, 1779 Lamington, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1813(1813-04-27) (aged 34) Outside Fort York, York, Upper Canada |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Resting place | Military Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | General, explorer |
| Spouse | Clarissa Harlow Brown |
| Parent | Zebulon Pike Sr. |
Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer.
Pikes Peak in Colorado is named after him.
Zebulon biography
As a U.S. Army officer, President Thomas Jefferson asked him to lead two journeys through the new Louisiana Purchase territory. The first was in 1805-06 to explore the upper northern parts of the Mississippi River. The second journey was in 1806-07 to explore the Southwest to the edges of the northern Spanish-colonial settlements of New Mexico and Texas.
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