Brown, John, 1800-1859
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Brown, John, 1800-1859
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Fighting Brown, 1800-1859
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Braun, Dzhon, 1800-1859
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Ossawatomie Brown, 1800-1859
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Old Brown, 1800-1859
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Abolitionist, tanner, surveyor. Involved in Ohio underground railroad and Kansas slavery and antislavery conflicts, led raid on Harper's Ferry.
John Brown, Jr. (1821-1895) was the oldest of twenty children of the noted abolitionist John Brown of Kansas. He was a farner, soldier, and Free Soil advocate.
John Brown (1800-1859), abolitionist.
Famous abolitionist; of Ohio; Osawatomie, Kan.; North Elba, N.Y.
John Brown was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his raid.
American abolitionist.
Abolitionist.
John Brown, American abolitionist, was executed by the United States following his raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859.
John Brown was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Abolitionist; b. in Connecticut; spent boyhood in Hudson, Ohio; later lived in New Richmond (Crawford County), Pa., North Elba, N.Y., and Osawatomie, Kan.; involved tanning industry; in 1859 raided U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.; subsequently overtaken by militia troops led by Col. Robert E. Lee; Brown hanged at Charlestown, W. Va., Dec. 1859.
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