John Bozeman

John M. Bozeman
John Bozeman from The Bozeman Trail, Vol II (1922)[1]
BornJanuary 1835
DiedApril 20, 1867(1867-04-20) (aged 32)
Resting placeSunset Hills Cemetery
Bozeman, Montana
Occupation(s)Explorer, trail guide, merchant

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.

  1. ^ Hebard, Grace Raymond; Brininstool, E.A. (1922). The Bozeman Trail-Historical Accounts of the Blazing of the Overland Routes into the Northwest, and the Fights with Red Cloud's Warriors - Volume II. Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company. frontispiece.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search