John Hardin

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John Hardin was an American frontiersman and soldier of the late 18th century, known for his role in early Kentucky and Ohio Valley conflicts and for whom Hardin County, Kentucky, is named.

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instanceOf American frontiersman
county
person
soldier
causeOfDeath killed in ambush
child Martin D. Hardin NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
Northwest Indian War
early Kentucky–Ohio Valley Indian conflicts
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1753
dateOfDeath 1792
era late 18th century
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Hardin
givenName John
hasParticularity killed in conflict with Native Americans
served in the American Revolutionary War
served in the Northwest Indian War
hasReputation noted Indian fighter on the early American frontier
honoredBy Hardin County, Kentucky
locatedIn Kentucky
memberOf Kentucky pioneer settlers
Virginia militia
surface form: Virginia militia officers
militaryBranch Kentucky militia
Virginia militia
namedAfter John Hardin self-linksurface differs
notableFor military activities in early Kentucky and the Ohio Valley
namesake of multiple Hardin Counties in the United States
service in late 18th-century American frontier conflicts
notableWork frontier campaigns against Native American tribes
occupation frontiersman
soldier
participatedIn military expeditions into the Northwest Territory
settlement of Kentucky frontier
placeOfActivity Kentucky
Northwest Territory
Ohio Valley region
surface form: Ohio Valley
placeOfBirth Stafford County, Colony of Virginia
placeOfDeath near present-day Hardin County, Ohio
religion Protestantism
residence Kentucky
Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Jane Ewing

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Hardin County, Kentucky namedAfter John Hardin
John Hardin namedAfter John Hardin self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hardin County, Kentucky