Benjamin Banneker and a little about him

This is a picture of Benjamin Banneker when he had finished his wooden clock. This was a picture of Banneker when he was in College.

Have you ever wondered about being a scientist? Well Benjamin Banneker did. He is a very famous African American. Benjamin Banneker never did get married. Benjamin Banneker, the son of Robert and Mary Banneker was born in 1731. His grandfather was a slave from Africa and his grandmother, an indentured servant from England. His grandfather was known as Banna Ka, then later Banneker, his grandmother as Molly Walsh. His grandmother was a maid in England who had been sent to Maryland as an indentured servant. When she finished her seven years of Bondage, she bought a farm along with two slaves to help her take care of it. Walsh freed both slaves and married one, Banneker. They had several children, among them a daughter named Mary. When Mary Banneker grew up, she bought a slave named Robert, married him and had several children, including Benjamin!!