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Sep 17, 2019 · Geronimo had at least 10 wives (some historians say 12) and his last wife, Zi-yeh, gave him a daughter, Eva, when the old warrior was 66. Zi-yeh also gave him a son, Fenton, who was about six when Eva was born.
Jan 13, 2020 · Tragically, Geronimo died as a prisoner. On February 16th, 1909, the then-79 year old leader fell off a horse and spent a night in the cold, on the ground of Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The following day, according to the British Newspaper Archive, he died of pneumonia.
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Oct 29, 2009 · Death of Geronimo. Geronimo died of pneumonia at Fort Sill on February 17, 1909. He is buried in Beef Creek Apache Cemetery in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Feb 7, 2024 · Geronimo died on Feb. 17, 1909, before his kids arrived. He was 79 years old. What remains of one of history’s most incredible Native American warriors today is an inspiring albeit tragic story of a man who stood up for himself and his people against great odds.
- The origins of his name are disputed. The man who would become the most feared Indian leader of the 19th century was born sometime in the 1820s into the Bedonkohe, the smallest band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe that inhabited what is now New Mexico and Arizona.
- Geronimo’s wife and children were murdered when he was a young man. Geronimo came of age during a period of bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the Mexicans.
- He broke out of U.S. Indian reservations on three different occasions. In the 1840s and 1850s, the Mexican-American War and the Gadsden Purchase placed the Chiricahua Apaches’ domain within the boundaries of the expanding United States.
- Geronimo’s followers credited him with supernatural powers. While he often exerted considerable influence over the Apaches, Geronimo was never a tribal chief.
Geronimo (born June 1829, No-Doyohn Canyon, Mex.—died Feb. 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Okla., U.S.) was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache, who led his people’s defense of their homeland against the military might of the United States.
He Was Born When His Father Was 100. The name Benjamin can be broken into ben yaman (ימ”ן), which has the numeric value of 100, hinting at the fact that Benjamin was born when his father was 100 years old.3. His Mother, Rachel, Died in Childbirth
