Josiah Henson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 140 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 15,1789 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Charles County |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | May 5,1883 |
| Died | Dresden |
| Canada | |
| Spouse | Nancy Henson |
| Place of burial | Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| Canadian | |
| Founded | British-American Institute |
| Books | The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself |
| "Uncle Tom's story of his life" | |
| An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson | |
| Hanes Bywyd Uncle Tom Ganddo Ef Ei Hun: Bywgraffiad Y Parch Josiah Henson | |
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| ID | 675989 |
Josiah Henson Life story
Josiah Henson was an author, abolitionist, and minister. Born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada in 1830, and founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves at Dawn, near Dresden, in Kent County, Upper Canada, of Ontario.
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