# Josiah Henson

> author, abolitionist, and minister; born into slavery, in Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Maryland, he escaped to Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1830

**Wikidata**: [Q9013442](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9013442)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Henson)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/josiah-henson


## References

1. [Find a Grave](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2362/josiah-henson)
2. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations
3. African American Leaders of Maryland: A Portrait Gallery
4. BlackPast.org
5. [Source](http://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20170101-links.txt.gz)
6. Find a Grave
7. Integrated Authority File
8. CERL Thesaurus
9. FactGrid
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File