Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731. source
Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731.
Benjamin Banneker was dead on October 9, 1806. source
Benjamin Banneker was dead on October 9, 1806.
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer. source
Benjamin Banneker was a free African American almanac author, surveyor, naturalist, and farmer.
Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little formal education and was largely self-taught. source
Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little formal education and was largely self-taught.
Benjamin Banneker's knowledge of astronomy helped him author a commercially successful series of almanacs. source
Benjamin Banneker's knowledge of astronomy helped him author a commercially successful series of almanacs.
Benjamin Banneker corresponded with Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the United States Declaration of Independence, on the topics of slavery and racial equality. source
Benjamin Banneker corresponded with Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the United States Declaration of Independence, on the topics of slavery and racial equality.
Abolitionists and advocates of racial equality promoted and praised Benjamin Banneker works. source
Abolitionists and advocates of racial equality promoted and praised Benjamin Banneker works.
Although a fire on the day of Banneker's funeral destroyed many of his papers and belongings. source
Although a fire on the day of Banneker's funeral destroyed many of his papers and belongings.
Parks, schools, streets and other tributes have commemorated Banneker throughout the years since he lived. source
Parks, schools, streets and other tributes have commemorated Banneker throughout the years since he lived.
Many accounts of Benjamin Banneker life exaggerate or falsely attribute his works. source
Many accounts of Benjamin Banneker life exaggerate or falsely attribute his works.
Molly may have purchased Benjamin Banneker to help establish a farm located near what eventually became Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, west of Baltimore. source
Molly may have purchased Benjamin Banneker to help establish a farm located near what eventually became Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, west of Baltimore.
In 1737, Benjamin Banneker was named at the age of 6 on the deed of his family's 100-acre (0.40 km2) farm in the Patapsco Valley in rural Baltimore County. source
In 1737, Benjamin Banneker was named at the age of 6 on the deed of his family's 100-acre (0.40 km2) farm in the Patapsco Valley in rural Baltimore County.
Benjamin Banneker lived on the farm for nearly all of his life. source
Benjamin Banneker lived on the farm for nearly all of his life.
In 1753 at the age of 22, Benjamin Banneker completed a wooden clock that struck on the hour. source
In 1753 at the age of 22, Benjamin Banneker completed a wooden clock that struck on the hour.
Benjamin Banneker appears to have modeled his clock from a borrowed pocket watch by carving each piece to scale. source
Benjamin Banneker appears to have modeled his clock from a borrowed pocket watch by carving each piece to scale.
The clock continued to work until Benjamin Banneker's death. source
The clock continued to work until Benjamin Banneker's death.
Benjamin Banneker never married. source
Benjamin Banneker never married.
