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Born Between 1820-1822
Harriet named Araminta "Harriet" Ross exact date of birth was not recorded. It is mention that Harriet was born 1820-1825. She was born in Dorchester County, MD to enslaved parents. Harriet was one of 9 children born between 1808-1825. Her nickname was "Minty" -
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Timeline
Harriet was married to John Tubman (free slave), who did not share her dream of traveling North to be free. John Tubman told her that he would tell her master if she left. -
Child Work
At the age of 6, she was considered old enough to work. Harriet did not work in the fields. Edward Brodas, her master, lent her to a couple who first put her to work weaving she was beaten frequently. If she slacked off she was beaten and given the duty of checking muskrat traps. Harriet caught the measles and the couple believed she was incompetent and took her back to the Brodas. -
Marriage
Harriet was married to John Tubman (free slave), who did not share her dream of traveling North to be free. John Tubman told her that he would tell her master if she left. -
Escape
Harriet dream of freedom was to great to stay with her husband. Harriet was given a piece of paper by a white abolitionist neighbor with two names, and told how to find the first house on her path to freedom. She was put into a wagon, covered with a sack, and driven to her next destination. and kind enough to give her directions to safe houses and names of people who would help her cross the Mason-Dixon line. The abolitionists and took her to Philadelphia, PA -
Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society
Harriet was introduced and inducted into the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society and started working with the Underground Railroad. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Tubman's work was a constant threat to her own freedom and safety. Slave holders placed a bounty for her capture and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was an ever-present danger, imposing severe punishments on any person who assisted the escape of a slave. -
Tubman the Great Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad for 8 years. Click the link below to learn more about what the Underground Railroad was and how it helped free so many slaves.
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Civil War "General Tubman"
Harriet wore many hats: She was an active proponent of women's suffrage and worked alongside women such as side Susan B. Anthony. During the civil war, Harriet also worked for the Union Army as a cook, a nurse and even a spy. Then, became a General Tubman. The war lasted from April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865 -
Second Marriage
After the war, Harriet returned home to Auburn. In 1869, she married Nelson Davis and together they shared a calm, peaceful 19 year marriage until he died. They also adopted a little girl name Gertie right after the civil war ended. -
Died
Just before Harriet's death in 1913 she told friends and family, "I go to prepare a place for you." She was buried with military honors in Fort Hill Cemetery in New York.
