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[[File:JohnnyAppleseedHowe.gif|right|200px|thumb| Johnny Appleseed]]

[[File:JohnnyAppleseedHowe.gif|right|200px|thumb| Johnny Appleseed]]

John Chapman (b. September 26, 1774; D. 1845) best known as '''"Johnny Appleseed,"''' was a colorful, long-haired [[Swedenborgian Christian]] (also known as the [[Church of New Jerusalem]]), who ran to warn Ohio settlers of an imminent British plan to incite an Indian attack against them during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-18&view=View</ref>   

John Chapman (b. September 26, 1774; d. 1845), best known as '''"Johnny Appleseed,"''' was a colorful, long-haired [[Christian]] lay preacher of the [[Swedenborgian]] faith (also known as the [[New Church]] or [[Church of the New Jerusalem]]), who ran to warn Ohio settlers of an imminent British plan to incite an Indian attack against them during the [[War of 1812]].<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-18&view=View</ref>   

== Early life ==

== Early life ==

==Death==

==Death==

The year was 1845, the date of his passing and the location of his grave are in dispute.

The year of his death was probably 1845, although some have maintained that 1847 is the real date. There is a dispute concerning the exact location of his gravesite in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Poet William Henry Venable said this about Chapman:<ref>''Id.''</ref>

Poet William Henry Venable said this about Chapman:<ref>''Id.''</ref>