Ibrahima By Jellycar24 Jan 1, 1762 Birth of Ibrahima Ibrahima was born in Fouta Djallon, Africa Sep 1, 1774 Ibrahima left Futa to study at Timbuktu Jan 1, 1781 Ibrahima met John Coates Cox (Dr.Cox) Jul 1, 1788 Captured and sold to slave traders at the age of 26 Aug 1, 1790 Became the overseer of Thomas Foster's tobacco farm in Mississippi May 1, 1794 Married his wife, another slave of the Foster's Dec 18, 1816 Dr. John Cox, Irish surgeon, continued until his death in 1816, to seek Ibrahima's freedom Feb 1, 1826 Wrote a letter to relatives in Africa seeking Freedom from Slavery Jan 1, 1828 Freed from Slavery Feb 7, 1829 7th Feb, 1829 Returning to Liberia Jul 1, 1829 1st Jul, 1829 Ibrahima died in Liberia