Deborah sampson
Deborah Sampson (1760-1827) Deborah Sampson was the first known American woman to impersonate a man in order to join the army and take part in combat. Deborah Sampson's family was very poor. She was the oldest of six children. Her father deserted his family and went to sea on a ship. When her mother could no longer. Deborah Sampson. AKA Deborah Sampson Gannett. Woman who fought in US Revolutionary War. Birthplace: Plympton, MA Location of death: Sharon, MA Cause of death. Background Information: Deborah Sampson was born in Plympton, in Plymouth County, in the colony of Massachusetts on December 17, 1760. Biography of Deborah Sampson, who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War disguised Robert Shurtleff. Deborah Samson Gannett (December 17, 1760 – April 29, 1827), better known as Deborah Sampson or Deborah Samson, was a woman who disguised herself as a man in order. Canton Massachusetts Historical Society. DEBORAH SAMSON. OFFICIAL HEROINE OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. By: Patrick J. Leonard. On May 23, 1983 Governor Michael J. Deborah Sampson, (born Dec. 17, 1760, Plympton, Mass. [U.S.]—died April 29, 1827, Sharon, Mass., U.S.), American Revolutionary soldier and one of the earliest. Deborah Sampson, who fought in the American Revolution disguised as the soldier Robert Shurtlieff, was born on December 1, 1760 in Plymton, Massachusetts, near Plymouth. Robert Shirtliffe enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment in 1778. Except, his name wasn't Robert and he wasn't a man. Deborah Sampson cut her hair and wrapped a.
