William Lloyd Garrison
A prominent American abolitionist
William Garrison
William was born December 12, 1805 and died May 24, 1879 do to kidney disease. Abijah, Williams father abandoned the family leaving Williams mother t raise him and his siblings in poverty. As a child, William lived with a Baptist deacon for a time, where he received a rudimentary education.
William Lloyd Garrison
Helen Eliza Benson
The Garrison family
Marriage and children
On September 4, 1834, Garrison married Helen Eliza Benson, the daughter of a retired abolitionist merchant. The couple had five sons and two daughters, of whom a son and a daughter died as children.
William Lloyd Garrison