Sam Patch (1799 – 1829), known as The Yankee Leaper, was the first famous US daredevil. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... US,Us or us may stand for the United States of America us, the oblique case form of the English language pronoun we. ... A stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts. ...

He began working as a child laborer in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in a textile mill. When he was not working, he entertained other boys by jumping off the mill dam. By his mid 20s he was working at a mill in Paterson, New Jersey and was jumping off of ever higher spots. He was beginning to attract crowds for his well advertised stunts. In September 1827 he jumped off the 70 foot Passaic Falls in New Jersey, pleasing a large crowd that had gathered. Child labour or labor is the term for the employment of children. ... Pawtucket is a city located in Providence County, Rhode Island. ... The skyline of Paterson, New Jersey, showing the canyon of the Passaic River in the foreground. ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, 77 ft (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ...

By this time he was the darling of the press, and he was looking for bigger things to do. He became famous for his laconic comment, "Some things can be done as well as others."

In October 1829 he wowed the public by jumping the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, becoming the first person known to have survived the plunge. 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Horseshoe Falls, one of the three Niagara Falls. ...

In early November he was in Rochester, New York, jumping off the 100 foot High Falls of the Genesee River with a pet bear. Both survived. Patch tried the stunt again, alone, a week later, on Friday the 13th. When he did not reappear, and no body was found, the crowd assumed there had been a trick. But there was no trick; his body was found along the shore of Lake Ontario in March of 1830. There is also a Rochester in Ulster County, New York; for that town see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Genesee Rivers name is derived from the Iroquois meaning good valley or pleasant valley. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...