Eleven-year-old elijah is the first child born into freedom in buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression ...Eleven-year-old elijah is the first child born into freedom in buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves just over the border from detroit. He's best known in his hometown as the boy who made a memorable impression on frederick douglass.