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1820 Harriet Tubman was born
She was born into slavery in Dorchester County, MD -
1825 She begin doing slave work
She was at the ages 4-6 beginning to do slave work -
1844 She married a free black man
His name was Nelson Davis -
1849 She escaped slavery
this broke a barrier for her because she finally broke something she hated -
1849 She and her husband were seperated after she escaped
Left her husband Nelson Davis when she escaped -
1850 A state law passed where slaves in the north could be captured
They were now able to capture escaped slaves -
1851 She guided a group of 11 fugitives northward
She helped other slaves escape -
1850-1860 she made 19 trips from south to north to free slaves
she made the underground railroad -
1858 She was introduced to John Brown
He is an American abolitionist -
1859 She was sold a small piece of land by senator William H Seward
She was given land -
1903 She donated a parcel of her land to the African Methodist epascopal church in Auburn
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1913 Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia on march 10th at age 93
She died march 10th