John Brown was born into a deeply religious family in Torrington, Connecticut, in 1800. Led by a father who was vehemently opposed to slavery, the family moved to northern Ohio when John was five ...

1842 September 28, 1842: A federal court decides John Brown's bankruptcy case. Creditors took all but the essentials on which Brown and his family needed to live. It is the culmination of years of ...

The family moves to Hudson, Ohio, a town that would become known for its strong abolitionist views. 3. Randolph Township, Pennsylvania May, 1826 - John Brown sets out on his own with his wife and ...