… History Harriet Tubman, so often called the Moses of Her People, lived for over 50 years in Auburn, New York after the … (Ben) moved to Auburn NY with 3 children, Elijah, Hester (Esther) and the baby, Adam. Adam died in 1863. Hester’s birth … that it never occurred to newer black residents that people so light skinned were also black. The Stewart family …