William Bent

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William Bent was a 19th-century American fur trader and frontier figure best known for co-founding Bent's Fort, a major trading post on the Santa Fe Trail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
frontiersman
fur trader
person
associatedWith Arkansas River Valley NERFINISHED
Colorado Territory NERFINISHED
New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED
birthDate 1809-05-23
birthPlace St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED
businessPartner Ceran St. Vrain NERFINISHED
Charles Bent NERFINISHED
child Charles Bent Jr. NERFINISHED
George Bent NERFINISHED
Julia Bent NERFINISHED
Mary Bent NERFINISHED
coFounderOf Bent's Fort NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1869-05-19
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Euro-American NERFINISHED
familyName Bent NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork frontier trade
fur trade
givenName William
knownFor co-founding Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail
role in commerce on the Santa Fe Trail
trading with Plains Indian tribes
memberOf Bent, St. Vrain & Company NERFINISHED
notableEvent helped establish Bent's Fort circa 1833
served as intermediary between U.S. authorities and Plains tribes
notableWork Bent's Fort NERFINISHED
occupation frontier entrepreneur
fur trader
trader
operatedOn Santa Fe Trail NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Las Animas, Colorado Territory
residence Arkansas River region (present-day Colorado) NERFINISHED
Bent's Fort NERFINISHED
sibling Charles Bent NERFINISHED
George Bent (brother) NERFINISHED
spouse Adaline Harvey NERFINISHED
Owl Woman NERFINISHED
tradedWith Arapaho people NERFINISHED
Cheyenne people NERFINISHED
Comanche people NERFINISHED
Kiowa people NERFINISHED
United States Army NERFINISHED

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Bent County, Colorado namedAfter William Bent
Bent’s Fort, Colorado foundedBy William Bent