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Owen Brown (November 4, 1824 – January 8, 1889) was the third son of abolitionist John Brown. He participated more in his father's anti-slavery activities than did any of his siblings. He was the only son to participate both in the Bleeding Kansas activities — specifically the Pottawatomie massacre , during which he killed a man ...
A brief history of abolitionist Owen Brown, Father of John Brown who attacked Harpers Ferry Virginia and set the United States hurdling towards Civil War.
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Learn about Owen Brown, the last survivor of the Harpers Ferry raid led by his father, John Brown, and his legacy in Altadena, California. Visit his gravesite on Little Round Top, a historic site accessible by a hike.
Owen Brown was one of the twenty-three men and women who joined John Brown in his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Learn about his life, his role in the raid, and his fate after the failed attempt to end slavery.
Owen Brown (February 16, 1771 – May 8, 1856), father of abolitionist John Brown, was a wealthy cattle breeder and land speculator who operated a successful tannery in Hudson, Ohio.
Owen Brown was a son of abolitionist John Brown and a participant in his raid on Harpers Ferry. He later moved to Pasadena, California, where he died in 1886 and was buried on Little Round Top.
Owen Brown was born on February 16, 1771, in Torrington, Connecticut, the son of Revolutionary War hero Captain John Brown. His earliest memory was the departure of his father’s militia company to engage the British in New York, in the summer of 1776.
