Solomon Northup Family

He eventually gained his freedom and married another black woman and started his family.

Solomon northup family. Here s solomon and ann northup on the new york census. 1850 new york sartatoga co daratoga springs twp. David fiske a genealogist and local history researcher who has devoted years of research to solomon northup and his family will present. On sunday august 3 at 2 p m.

He was born to a freed black man named mintus who was the slave to the northup family back in the days. Narrative of solomon northup a citizen of new york kidnapped in washington city in 1841 and rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation near the red. In march of 1841 solomon northup was recruited by two men claiming to have affiliations with the circus. Solomon northup was born on july 10 1807 or in 1808.

He was lured south and kidnapped in 1841 and enslaved for more than a decade enduring horribly violent. Living with rosanna swift and family next to her daughter and son in law s family continued. His father mintus was a freedman who had been a slave in his early life in service to the northup family. Ann northup 48 elisabeth northup 19.

Solomon northup s birth date has been debated but a large chunk of historians believe it to be 10th july 1807 while many claim it was 1808. At the solomon northup day celebration of freedom at skidmore college in saratoga springs zahos unveiled the replacement head stone of solomon northup s father mintus northup. Solomon northup grew up a free man working as a farmer and violinist while having a family. Henry northup a great grandson of stephen northup citation needed manumitted mintus in.

Being that they did well financially the northup family was able to sell their farm in kinsbury and move to saratoga springs in 1834. Solomon northup born july 10 1807 schroon now minerva new york u s died after 1857 american farmer labourer and musician whose experience of being kidnapped and sold into slavery was the basis for his book twelve years a slave.