Person:Deborah Sampson (5)

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Deborah Sampson
b.17 Dec 1760 Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
d.29 Apr 1827 Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Oct 1751
  1. Jonathan Sampson1753 -
  2. Elisha SampsonAbt 1755 -
  3. Hannah SampsonAbt 1757 - Abt 1820
  4. Ephraim SampsonAbt 1759 -
  5. Deborah Sampson1760 - 1827
  6. Dr. Nehemiah Bradford Sampson1764 - 1818
  7. Sylvia Sampson1766 - 1836
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Apr 1785
  1. Earl Bradford Gannett1785 - 1845
  2. Mary Gannett1785 - 1854
  3. Patience Gannett1790 - 1865
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Facts and Events
Name[1][6] Deborah Sampson
Alt Name[1][7] Deborah Samson
Gender Female
Birth[1] 17 Dec 1760 Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 7 Apr 1785 Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Benjamin Gannett
Death[1][3] 29 Apr 1827 Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[1][4][5] Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United StatesRock Ridge Cemetery
Cause of Death[1] Yellow (mountain) fever
Reference Number? Q3020894


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Deborah Sampson Gannett, also known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson, was born on December 17, 1760 in Plympton, Massachusetts. She disguised herself as a man, and served in the Continental Army under the name Robert Shirtliff – sometimes spelled Shurtleff[1] or Shirtleff – and fought in the American Revolutionary War. She fought in the war for 17 months before her sex was revealed when she required medical treatment after contracting a fever in Philadelphia in 1783. After her real identity was made known to her commander, she was honorably discharged at West Point.[2] After her discharge, Sampson met and married Benjamin Gannett. In 1802, she went on a lecture tour to speak about her wartime experiences.[2] She died in Sharon, Massachusetts in 1827.[2]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Deborah Sampson, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   "DEBORAH SAMPSON.; How She Served as a Soldier in the Revolution -- Her Sex Unknown to the Army, in The New York Times. (New York, New York)
    [1], 8 Oct 1898.
  3. ↑ Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sharon, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: [s.n.], 1909)
    p. 166.

    GANNETT...Deborah, w. of Benjamin, Apr 29, 1827, in her 68th year.

  4. ↑ Photo of gravestone for Deborah Gannett, in Find A Grave
    [2].
  5. ↑ Find A Grave: Rock Ridge Cemetery, Sharon, Mass., in Find A Grave
    Deborah Sampson Gannett.

    Deborah
    Wife of
    Benjamin Gannett
    died
    Apr. 29, 1827

  6. ↑ Married name was Deborah Samson Gannett, but she is better known as Deborah Sampson.
  7. ↑ Revision of "Samson" to "Sampson" was purportedly due to a biographer's typographical error.
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