Timeline

1818
February 1818

Birth, day unknown. Chose 14th as valentine to his mother

1824
August 1824

Sent to Lloyd Plantation

1826
March 1826

Sent to Fells Point, Baltimore

November 1826

Aaron Anthony Dies

1827
June 1827

Lucretia Anthony Auld Dies

1833
March 1833

Returned to St. Michaels

August 1833

Attends camp meeting at Bayside

1834
January 1834

“Rented Out” to Covey

August 1834

Wins Fistfight With Covey

1835
January 1835

Sent to work for William Freeland

1836
April 1836

Escape Attempt, Jailed at Easton

April 1836

Sent Back to Fells Point

April 1836

Works in Shipyards until 1838

1838
July 1838

Future Wife Anna Helps Plan Escape

September 1838

Escapes

September 1838

Marries, Becomes Frederick Douglass

1844
September 1844

Meets Ruth Cox aka Harriett Bailey

October 1844

Ruth Cox Moves To Douglasses’ House as “Sister”

1845
May 1845

Publishes His First Autobiography

1846
December 1846

Freedom Bought by British Friends

1864
November 1864

First Return Trip To Baltimore, Maryland

1877
June 1877

Return Visit to St. Michaels

1878
November 1878

Visits Birth Site and Easton

1881
June 1881

Visits Lloyd Family And St. Michaels

1893
March 1893

Final Visit to Talbot County

1895
February 1895

Death at Cedar Hill, Anacostia

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