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Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

LC control no.n 50035128
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Personal name headingCarson, Kit, 1809-1868
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Variant(s)Carson, Christopher, 1809-1868
Biography/History noteKit Carson (1809-1868) was an American fur trapper, guide, and, soldier.
Associated placeN.M.
Birth date1809-12-24
Death date1868-05-23
Place of birthMadison County, Ky.
Place of deathFort Lyon, Colo.
Profession or occupationTrapper
Soldier
Frontiersman
Found inEncyc. Amer. (Carson, Kit, 1809-1868)
Colliers (Carson, Kit, 1809-1868; b. Christopher Carson)
Encyc. Brit. (Carson, Christopher, called Kit Carson, 1809-1868)
Register of the Christopher ("Kit") Carson Manuscripts Collection, 1994-95: leaf 2 (Carson, Kit [Christopher Houston] (1809-1868))
Wikipedia, Mar. 31, 2011 (Kit Carson; Christopher Houston Carson; b. Dec. 24, 1809 in Madison County, Ky.; d. May 23, 1868 in Fort Lyon, Colo.; frontiersman, trapper, guide, soldier)
Associated languageeng