Kit Carson

January 10, 2024
War Hero

Quick Facts

Kit Carson
Full Name Kit Carson
Occupation War Hero
Date Of Birth Dec 24, 1809(1809-12-24)
Age 215
Date Of Death May 23, 1868, Fort Lyon, CO
Birthplace Kentucky
Country United States
Birth City Kentucky
Horoscope Capricorn

Kit Carson Biography

Name Kit Carson
Birthday Dec 24
Birth Year 1809
Place Of Birth Kentucky
Home Town Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn
Spouse Josefa Jaramillo
Children(s) Christobal Charles Carson, Adaline Carson, MORE

Kit Carson is one of the most popular and richest War Hero who was born on December 24, 1809 in Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. Frontiersman who participated in the Mexican-American and Civil Wars and led conquests of several Native American tribes.

He served in the American Civil War under the leadership of James Buchanan.

He married Josefa Jaramillo in February 1843. The couple had eight children.

Kit Carson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income War Hero
House Living in own house.

Kit Carson is one of the richest War Hero from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kit Carson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He worked as an apprentice to a Missouri saddle maker when he was fourteen years old.

He neither read nor wrote, but was fictionalized as a hero in many novels.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kit Carson Dating?

According to our records, Kit Carson married to Josefa Jaramillo. As of December 1, 2023, Kit Carson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Kit Ranked on the list of most popular War Hero. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kit Carson celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Top Facts about Kit Carson

  1. Kit Carson was born in Kentucky in 1809.
  2. He became a trapper and mountain man at age 16.
  3. Carson served as a guide for John C. Fremont’s expeditions.
  4. He fought in the Mexican-American War and Indian Wars.
  5. In 1861, he joined the Union Army as a colonel.
  6. Carson led troops at the Battle of Valverde during the Civil War.
  7. He retired from military service in 1867 due to poor health.
  8. Carson died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1868.
  9. His legacy is controversial due to his involvement in Native American displacement.
  10. Carson City, Nevada is named after him.

What is Kit Carson most famous for?

American frontiersman, trapper, soldier and guide Kit Carson is one of the great heroes of the Old West. During the early 1800s, Carson was a legendary mountain man and free trader in the American Southwest, having gained renown for his fur trade and trail-blazing efforts in New Mexico and westward to California.

Did Kit Carson died at the Alamo?

Carson was married three times and had ten children. He died at Fort Lyon of an aortic aneurysm on May 23, 1868. He is buried in Taos, New Mexico next to his third wife, Josefa.

How old was Kit Carson when he died?

58 years (1809–1868)

Why is Kit Carson a hero?

His service with Fremont, celebrated in Fremont’s widely-read reports of his expeditions, quickly made Kit Carson a national hero, presented in popular fiction as a rugged mountain man capable of superhuman feats. During the early 1840s, Carson established his permanent residence in Taos, New Mexico.

Who was the greatest frontiersman?

NameDOB-DODNative Country
Boone, Daniel| 1734–1820| United States
Beaver, Black| 1806–1880| United States
Bridger, Jim| 1804–1881| United States
Bissonet dit Bijou, Joseph| 1778–1836| France

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