Motrip biography of alberta jackson

Became a Hero in Canada. The honors that Mr. Jackson has received up north go beyond those city limits—the Canadian postal service has issued a stamp in his honor. Why does this matter on a website devoted to the Delmarva Peninsula? Because Albert Jackson was born in Milford, Del. And because his widowed mother, Ann Maria Jackson, led her family on an unlikely, inspiring journey out of slavery in order to give her children a chance to make their way into Canadian history books.

He was born in or around Brown was tall, slim, and bald. He had light hair and a long, sharp nose. Ann once said that he enjoyed drinking and had a fondness for curse words.

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Brown had a good thing going for himself with the Jacksons. He allowed Ann and her children to live away from his property and with her husband, on the condition that they support themselves. Ann pitched in on this front by hiring herself out as a laundress and taking on other odd jobs. Brown incurred no expenses when it came to raising those kids.

He came and took my children away as soon as they were big enough to hand me a drink of water. Jackson never got on board with that plan. But neither could he get over the heartbreak of losing two children like that.