John Brown was born May 9, 1800, in Torrington, Connecticut. He was the fourth of the eight children of Owen Brown (1771–1856) and Ruth Mills (1772–1808) and grandson of Capt. John
Brown (1728–1776). Brown could trace his ancestry back to 17th-century English Puritans. In 1805, the family moved to Hudson, Ohio, where Owen Brown opened
a tannery; there is a historical marker at the site of their house. Hudson was a center of anti-slavery activity and debate, and Owen participated fully, offering a safe house to Underground Railroad fugitives. There not being a high school in Hudson at that time, John studied at the school of the abolitionist Elizur Wright, father of the famous Elizur Wright, in
nearby Tallmadge. Owen was one of the founders of Hudson's school, the Western Reserve
College and Preparatory School, which would soon (1832–33) become consumed with and torn apart by the issue of slavery
(see Beriah Green). Owen also became a supporter of the Oberlin Institute in its early stage, but was ultimately critical of the school's "Perfectionist" leanings, especially renowned in the preaching and teaching of Charles Finney
and Asa Mahan. Brown withdrew his membership from the Congregational church in the 1840s and never officially joined
another church, but both he and his father were fairly conventional evangelicals for the period with its focus on the
pursuit of personal righteousness. Brown's personal religion is fairly well documented in the papers of the Reverend Clarence Gee, a Brown family expert, now held in the Hudson Library and Historical Society.[citation nee
ded] Brown's father had as an apprentice Jesse R. Grant, father of Ulysses S. Grant. At 16, Brown left his family and went to Plainfield, Massachusett
s, where he enrolled in a preparatory program. Shortly afterward, he transferred to the Morris Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. He hoped to become a Congregational minister, but money ran out and he suffered from eye inflammations that forced him to give up the academy and return to Ohio. In Hudson, he worked briefly at his father's tannery before opening a successful tannery of his own outside of town with his adopted brother.[citation needed] In 1820, Brown married Dianthe Lusk. Their first child, John Jr,
was born 13 months later. In 1825, seeking a safer location (for fugitive slaves), Brown and his family moved to New Richmond, Pennsylvania, where he bought 200 acres (81 hectares) of land. He cleared an eighth of it and built a cabin, a barn, and a tannery, the latter with a secret room to hide escaping slaves. The John Brown Tannery Site was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It "was a major stop on the Railroad, marking its place in history from 1825 to 1835." During that period, "Brown aided in the passing of an estimated 2,500 slaves
Brown (1728–1776). Brown could trace his ancestry back to 17th-century English Puritans. In 1805, the family moved to Hudson, Ohio, where Owen Brown opened
a tannery; there is a historical marker at the site of their house. Hudson was a center of anti-slavery activity and debate, and Owen participated fully, offering a safe house to Underground Railroad fugitives. There not being a high school in Hudson at that time, John studied at the school of the abolitionist Elizur Wright, father of the famous Elizur Wright, in
nearby Tallmadge. Owen was one of the founders of Hudson's school, the Western Reserve
College and Preparatory School, which would soon (1832–33) become consumed with and torn apart by the issue of slavery
(see Beriah Green). Owen also became a supporter of the Oberlin Institute in its early stage, but was ultimately critical of the school's "Perfectionist" leanings, especially renowned in the preaching and teaching of Charles Finney
and Asa Mahan. Brown withdrew his membership from the Congregational church in the 1840s and never officially joined
another church, but both he and his father were fairly conventional evangelicals for the period with its focus on the
pursuit of personal righteousness. Brown's personal religion is fairly well documented in the papers of the Reverend Clarence Gee, a Brown family expert, now held in the Hudson Library and Historical Society.[citation nee
ded] Brown's father had as an apprentice Jesse R. Grant, father of Ulysses S. Grant. At 16, Brown left his family and went to Plainfield, Massachusett
s, where he enrolled in a preparatory program. Shortly afterward, he transferred to the Morris Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. He hoped to become a Congregational minister, but money ran out and he suffered from eye inflammations that forced him to give up the academy and return to Ohio. In Hudson, he worked briefly at his father's tannery before opening a successful tannery of his own outside of town with his adopted brother.[citation needed] In 1820, Brown married Dianthe Lusk. Their first child, John Jr,
was born 13 months later. In 1825, seeking a safer location (for fugitive slaves), Brown and his family moved to New Richmond, Pennsylvania, where he bought 200 acres (81 hectares) of land. He cleared an eighth of it and built a cabin, a barn, and a tannery, the latter with a secret room to hide escaping slaves. The John Brown Tannery Site was listed on
the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It "was a major stop on the Railroad, marking its place in history from 1825 to 1835." During that period, "Brown aided in the passing of an estimated 2,500 slaves
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