Ebenezer Zane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ebenezer Zane

American pioneer, road builder and land speculator

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1747

Place of Birth: Moorefield, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1811

Profession: businessperson, pioneer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ebenezer Zane (October 7, 1747 – 1811) was an American pioneer, road builder and land speculator.
Born in what is now Moorefield, West Virginia (which was then in the colony of Virginia), Zane established the settlement known as Fort Henry in Wheeling, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) on the Ohio River.
Zane is also famous for blazing the trail known as Zane's Trace.
Zane died of jaundice in 1811.