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Daniel  Gano 1758 - April 8, 1849
Scott-Franklin County KyArchives Biography

Author: The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Kentucky, J. M. Armstrong & Company

Captain Daniel Gano was born in North Carolina, in 1758, and was the son of Rev. John Gano, minister of the Baptist Church. At the age of seventeen he left Brown University, Rhode Island, and entered the artillery service of the army; in 1776, became a lieutenant, served under Montgomery, at Quebec; was afterward Captain of Artillery; served on the Staff of General Clinton; came to Kentucky while a captain in the regular army, and became one of the first settlers of Frankfort, which he aided in establishing in 1787. In 1809, he removed to Scott County, where he became one of the most influential and valuable men of the country, and was one of the noted characters of his day. He raised a large family. Captain Gano died at his residence in Scott County, April 8, 1849.


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