![]() ![]() In the year 1834, he sold the farm and moved to Saratoga Spring, New York, where he assisted in building a railroad for the community. He married Anne Hampton in 1828 and eventually had three children. Northup received some education at a young age and helped on his father’s farm. Solomon’s father purchased a farm, which was large enough to fill the property ownership requirement for blacks to vote. ![]() Mintus Northup, his father, was born into slavery, but emancipated after the his master Captain Henry Northup died, who wrote in his will that the slaves he owned be manumitted. It is likely that he also worked on canal boats near the Eerie Canal in central and western New York state. Northup did repairs on the Champlain Canal, received contracts to carry materials for it, and often played the fiddle during local dances. He grew up in Washington County and is best well-known for being an American farmer, laborer, and musician. The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave states Solomon Northup was born on July 10th, 1807 in Schroon, New York, as a free person of color. ![]()
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