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John Brown (abolitionist)
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
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Brown observe a exposure by Octavian Washington, c. 1846–1847 | |
| Born | (1800-05-09)May 9, 1800 Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1859(1859-12-02) (aged 59) Charles Environs, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | North Elba, New Dynasty, U.S. 44°15′08″N73°58′18″W / 44.252240°N 73.971799°W / 44.252240; -73.971799 |
| Monuments | Various:
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| Known for | Involvement in Hemorrhage Kansas; Onset on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. |
| Movement | Abolitionism |
| Criminal charge(s) | Treason be drawn against the Democracy of Virginia; murder; incitingslave insurrection |
| Spouses | Dianthe Lusk (m. 1820; died 1832) |
| Children | 20, including Bathroom Jr., Palaeontologist, and Watson |
| Parent | Owen Brown (father) |
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – D
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John Brown (fugitive slave)
African-American slave and author
For the abolitionist, see John Brown (abolitionist).
John Brown (c. 1810 – 1876), also known by his slave name, "Fed," was born into slavery on a plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. He is known for his memoir published in London, England in 1855, Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings, and Escape of John Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Now in England. This slave narrative, dictated to a helper who wrote it, recounted his life and later escape from slavery in Georgia. He lived in London from 1850 to the end of his life, marrying an English woman.
Life
[edit]Born in Southampton County, Virginia, to slave parents Joe and Nancy (called Nanny), Fed grew up with his twin siblings, Silas and Lucy. They lived on the plantation of Betty Moore, his mother's mistress. He later recalled seeing their father Joe only once, when he was allowed to see the family.[1] His father was held by a planter named Benford in Northampton County. Fed's paternal grandfather had been "stolen" from Africa, and he was of the Eboe (Igbo) tribe.[1]: 1–2
After his father's master moved with Joe from the area, Fed's mother was forced to take another husband. He was known as L
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John Brown was born May 9, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. Soon after Brown’s birth, the family moved to Hudson, Ohio. As a youth he saw an enslaved boy, with whom he had become friends, badly beaten and harshly treated. This and his religious belief that slavery was a sin against God influenced his thoughts and actions throughout his life.
In 1816 he traveled east to study for the ministry but an inflammation of the eyes and a lack of funds forced him to give up this calling. He returned to Ohio and took up his father’s trade of tanning leather. In 1820 he married Dianthe Lusk. She gave birth to seven children, five of whom lived to maturity. In 1826 he moved his family to Richmond, Pennsylvania, built a tannery (with a secret room to hide escaping slaves), organized a church, and served as postmaster to the community. Dianthe died in 1832 and the following year he married Mary Ann Day. She bore thirteen children but only six lived to maturity.
In the ensuing years between 1835 and 1846, Brown pursued various occupations; farmer, tanner, surveyor and real estate speculator. In 1846, he formed a partnership in a wool business known as Perkins and Brown. The firm opened a warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Brown soon moved his family there.
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