What is National Johnny Appleseed Day?
We're celebrating the man who raised apple (and pear) trees in this region. On National Johnny Appleseed Day, we celebrate the man who raised apple (and pear) trees. We commemorate the day of his birth and honor his legendary wit, wisdom, and enduring tale on September 26th.
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Early life
He was born John Chapman on September 26, 1774, in Leominster, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Simons Chapman. Nobody knows anything about his early life other than his mother's death when he was two years old. Johnny and his sister (an infant brother had died the previous year) and moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where his father and his sister (an infant brother had died the previous year) accompanied him. His father served as a Minuteman and battle at Bunker Hill. In Fort Wayne, Indiana, a grave marks the spot where the legendary sower of apple seeds rests.
