Isabella Baumfree, who later named herself Sojouner Truth, was one of thirteen children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree, slaves of Colonel Hardenbergh. The Hardenbergh estate was in a hilly area called by the Dutch name Swartekill (just north of present-day Rifton), in the town of Esopus, New York, 95 miles north of New York City
Sojourner Truth was born on 11-2-1797.
Sojourner Truth was born on 11-2-1797.
Sojourner Truth was born Ulster County, NewYork in 1797-1883
She was born on 1797 or 1798
She was born Isabella Baumfree and changed her name to Sojourner Truth when her son died to signify that she was a traveler telling the truth about slavery.
sojourner truth was born in ulster country,new york 1797
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born in Ulster County, New York in 1797. source: Sojournertruth.org
Sojourner Truth's middle name is Wagener. Sojourner Truth's middle name is Wagener.
Swartekill, New York
No, Sojourner Truth was never called Sojourner Pratt. She was born Isabella Baumfree and later changed her name to Sojourner Truth after she felt called to travel and speak out for social justice and equality.
She was born in 1797
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