Works about Josiah Henson

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1795/00/00 Josiah Henson arrives at the Riley farm, five miles from Rockville, Maryland. Bondage Josiah Henson Museum and Park North Bethesda
1825/04/00 Josiah Henson transports a group of fellow slaves to his master's brother, Amos Riley, in Daviess County, Kentucky. Although advised to escape to Ohio by absolutist, Josiah keeps his word, delivers his passengers and heads back to Maryland. Life Amos Riley Plantation Site Maceo
1828/09/00 Josiah Henson dutifully returns to the Riley farm. Isaac Riley reclaims the pass that provide Henson safe travel to and from Kentucky. Henson watches as Matilda Riley places the pass in her husband's desk. "I heard the old prison-gate clang." - J Henson Bondage Josiah Henson Museum and Park North Bethesda
1829/00/00 Isaac Riley's brother-in-law persuades him to manumit the Henson family. After meeting his family in Kentucky, Henson learns from his wife that Isaac Riley has nearly doubled the price of Henson family's emancipation. Bondage Amos Riley Plantation Site Maceo
1830/09/00 Discovering that Isaac Riley plans to sell him in New Orleans, Louisiana, separating him from his wife and four children, Josiah Henson and his family begin their escape to Canada. Bondage Amos Riley Plantation Site Maceo
1830/10/00 Traveling through Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and New York, Josiah Henson and his family arrive in Canada. Recalled to Life
1849/00/00 Josiah Henson chronicles his journey from slavery to freedom in his autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, published in Boston in early 1849 by Arthur D Phelps. Author
1877/00/00 By 1877, "The Life of Josiah Henson" reaches over a quarter of a million copies sold. Author
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