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Samuel Bass

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Samuel Bass

Birth
Augusta, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death
30 Aug 1853 (aged 46)
Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
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Sam Bass is responsible for helping to free the slave, Solomon Northup, in Avoyelles parish, Louisiana. Solomon Northup's story was made into the hit movie called "Twelve Years A Slave". Sam Bass was portrayed by Actor, Brad Pitt, in the movie.

TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE
HOUSE OF AUGUSTINE (TOURNIER) MAGLOIRE

The memoir ends with his telling of how he reacquired his freedom, aided by a man named Samuel Bass. Bass was born in Canada but lived and died in Marksville, LA in Avoyelles Parish. Bass died of pneumonia August 30, 1853 – age 46, while at the home of Justine Tournier (a free woman of color), only months after Solomon was freed.
Sam Bass is responsible for helping to free the slave, Solomon Northup, in Avoyelles parish, Louisiana. Solomon Northup's story was made into the hit movie called "Twelve Years A Slave". Sam Bass was portrayed by Actor, Brad Pitt, in the movie.

TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE
HOUSE OF AUGUSTINE (TOURNIER) MAGLOIRE

The memoir ends with his telling of how he reacquired his freedom, aided by a man named Samuel Bass. Bass was born in Canada but lived and died in Marksville, LA in Avoyelles Parish. Bass died of pneumonia August 30, 1853 – age 46, while at the home of Justine Tournier (a free woman of color), only months after Solomon was freed.


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