Reubin Field
American explorer
About Reubin Field
Lived 1771 – 1823 (aged 51–52).
Reubin Field (c. 1771 – 1822) was a woodsman and skilled hunter. With his brother Joseph, he was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, as one of the "nine young men from Kentucky" and one of the first to be recruited in August 1803. Both were mentioned many times in the journals of Lewis and Clark. The Field Brothers were also some of the best hunters on the expedition
Field was born on Naylor Branch, near Owingsville. (US indexed County Land Ownership Maps 1860–1918). Wyoming Precinct No.2)
He married Mary Myrtle in Indiana in 1807, but they had no children. They became farmers in Jefferson County, Kentucky (present-day Louisville Metro). He then later died after April 22, 1822.
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Who was Reubin Field?
American explorer
When was Reubin Field born?
Reubin Field was born in 1771.
When did Reubin Field die?
Reubin Field died in 1823.
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