Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Solomon Northup across 5 places, from 1807 to 1846.
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Solomon Northup (July 10, — unknown; after 1857) was an American abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Solomon Northup was documented, and when
10 July 1807exact date
Essex County, New Yorkattested“Solomon Northup was born in the town of Minerva in Essex County, New York, on July 10, 1807 or July 10, 1808.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1841year
New York (state)attested“After Northup was kidnapped, Anne and her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, went to work as domestic servants in New York City at Madame Jumel's Mansion on the East River in the summer of 1841.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1841year
New York Cityattested“After Northup was kidnapped, Anne and her oldest daughter, Elizabeth, went to work as domestic servants in New York City at Madame Jumel's Mansion on the East River in the summer of 1841.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1846year
Oswego, New Yorkattested“Northup, she died around 1846 or 1847 in Oswego County, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1846year
Oswego County, New Yorkattested“Northup, she died around 1846 or 1847 in Oswego County, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
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22 November 1829exact date
Hudson Falls, New Yorkmentioned“Mintus died at Fort Edward on November 22, 1829, and was interred at the Hudson Falls Baker Cemetery.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
22 November 1829exact date
Fort Edward (village), New Yorkmentioned“Mintus died at Fort Edward on November 22, 1829, and was interred at the Hudson Falls Baker Cemetery.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1830year
Kingsbury, New Yorkmentioned“In 1830, they moved to Kingsbury, both of which were small communities in Washington County.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1834year
Saratoga Springs, New Yorkmentioned“After selling their farm in 1834, the Northups moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, for its employment opportunities.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1853year
Avoyelles Parishmentioned“Epps held Northup for almost 10 years, until 1853, in Avoyelles Parish.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1853year
New York (state)mentioned“After he made it back to New York, Solomon Northup wrote and published his memoir, Twelve Years a Slave (1853).”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1855year
Queensbury, New Yorkmentioned“By 1855, he was living with his daughter Margaret Stanton and her family in Queensbury, Warren County, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1857year
Streetsville, Ontariomentioned“In the summer of 1857, he traveled to Canada to deliver a series of lectures; however, in Streetsville, Ontario, a hostile crowd prevented him from speaking.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
1857year
Canadamentioned“In the summer of 1857, he traveled to Canada to deliver a series of lectures; however, in Streetsville, Ontario, a hostile crowd prevented him from speaking.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
May 1857month
New York (state)mentioned“After more than two years of appeals, a new district attorney in New York failed to continue with the case and dropped it in May 1857.”source: Wikipedia: Solomon Northup
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