John brown timeline for kids
John brown timeline for kids
Timeline of John Browns Life.
John Brown facts for kids
Quick facts for kids John Brown | |
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Photo by Augustus 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 Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | North Elba, New York, U.S. |
| Monuments | Various: Statues in Kansas City, Kansas, and North Elba, New York; Tragic Prelude, mural in the Kansas State Capitol; John Brown Farm State Historic Site, North Elba, New York; John Brown Museum and John Brown Historic Park, Osawatomie, Kansas; Museum and Statue, Akron, Ohio; John Brown Tannery Site, Guys Mills, Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Involvement in Bleeding Kansas; Raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia. |
| Movement | Abolitionism |
| Criminal charge(s) | Treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia; murder; inciting slave insurrection |
| Spouse(s) | Dianthe Lusk (m.1820; 1832) |
| Children | 20, includi
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