Timeline
1818
Birth, day unknown. Chose 14th as valentine to his mother
1824
Sent to Lloyd Plantation
1826
Sent to Fells Point, Baltimore
Aaron Anthony Dies
1827
Lucretia Anthony Auld Dies
1833
Returned to St. Michaels
Attends camp meeting at Bayside
1834
“Rented Out” to Covey
Wins Fistfight With Covey
1835
Sent to work for William Freeland
1836
Escape Attempt, Jailed at Easton
Sent Back to Fells Point
Works in Shipyards until 1838
1838
Future Wife Anna Helps Plan Escape
Escapes
Marries, Becomes Frederick Douglass
1844
Meets Ruth Cox aka Harriett Bailey
Ruth Cox Moves To Douglasses’ House as “Sister”
1845
Publishes His First Autobiography
1846
Freedom Bought by British Friends
1864
First Return Trip To Baltimore, Maryland
1877
Return Visit to St. Michaels
1878
Visits Birth Site and Easton
1881
Visits Lloyd Family And St. Michaels
1893
Final Visit to Talbot County
1895