Early Life

-Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts.
-He was born and raised in Concord, Massachusetts, along with his older siblings John and Helen and younger sister Sophia. His father operated a local pencil factory, and his mother rented out parts of the family's home to boarders.
-after graduating fro harvard, henry thoreau got a teaching job at his old grammar school in concord.
-after two unhappy weeks he then quit.