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Joy GoodnowCaroline Quarlls Caroline Quarlls Freedom Seeker Caroline Quarlls (1826–1892) was the first enslaved person to travel through Wisconsin using the Underground Railroad. She escaped bondage in St. Louis, Missouri in 1842.[1] Multiple abolitionists, including Lyman Goodnow, helped Caroline on her journey to Canada even as pursuers followed continuously. Quarlls' journey ended in Sandwich, Ontario (the same year she fled). She married Alan Watkins, a freedman, becoming Caroline Quarlls Watkins.[1] Thirty-eight years later, Quarlls penned two letters with Goodnow, providing information about her family lineage, life while enslaved, and her journey to freedom.[2][3][4] Quick facts Born, Died ... Caroline Quarlls Watkins The only known photograph of Quarlls to exist. Born Caroline Quarlls 1826 (1826) St. Louis, Missouri, United States Died 1892… (Source: Wikipedia)
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