It is suspected, but not known exactly, that he died in 1879.
He had a supply of water and sum food for the trip
Henry Newton Brown died on 1884-04-30.
First, his name is Henry Box Brown. He was an abolitionist who's family was sold away from him, seeing that they were all slaves. He one day decided to escape slavery, so his friends helped him to climb into a shipping box, being addressed to an abolitionist in the union. The box was carried, Henry Brown inside, all the way to what I believe was New York. There, he was a free man. From that day on, March 31, he was known as Henry Box Brown. That day also became his artificial birthday.
he shipped himself in a box . That is how he was freed.
Henry Brown, also known as Henry "Box" Brown, was an enslaved man who escaped to freedom by mailing himself in a wooden crate from Virginia to Philadelphia in 1849. He survived the 27-hour journey in the cramped box, arriving safely in Philadelphia. Brown went on to become a prominent abolitionist and performer, sharing his story of escape through lectures and reenactments. There is no record of his exact date of death, but he is believed to have died sometime after 1879.
The actual cause and time of death of Henry Box Brown is unknown
Henry Brown shipped himself in a box to the north, so that he could earn his freedom from slavery. Since he traveled in a box for about 24 hours he got the nickname Henry box Brown
Henry "Box" Brown escaped on March 30, 1848.
Henry 'Box' Brown.
in A BOX
for being mailed in a box to freedom
Henry Kirke Brown died in 1886.
Henry Phelps Brown died in 1994.
He was born in Virgina
to act right and to get respect
He had a supply of water and sum food for the trip
henry box brown was known for many things but nobody paid attention to his parents. His mother name was jazmyne helms brown and his father was tracy gage.