Solomon Northup Grave

In solomon s own words he wrote as far back as i have been able to.

Solomon northup grave. His death date and final resting place is undocumented or unknown. Some of his post slavery life can be tracked via property records court documents and newspaper stories. Solomon northup was born in about 1808 in minerva essex co new york to mintus northup and binore northup a northup house cook. Solomon northup was the son of mintus northup 1774 1829 and binore northup a northup house cook.

This site is a cenotaph or memorial only. Solomon northup s older site connects them with an unknown burial location. For seligman a museum curator at skidmore college host of this july s annual solomon northup day the mystery surrounding northup s demise and resting place is part of the allure of being a. Thus it is known that he purchased a home for his family in.

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. Solomon northup who was lured away from saratoga springs and into slavery before the civil war wrote a book twelve years a slave following his fortuitous rescue in 1853. 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.