That is correct.
Deborah Sampson fought in the Revolutionary War for one and a half years before she was discovered.
Deborah died when she was 66 years old.
When she was almost 5 years old.
1 and a half years
They were women that took place in the American Revolution. Deborah Sampson dressed up as a young man and served for 3 years. Margaret Corbin stood by her fallen husband and kept firing the artillery.
They were women that took place in the American Revolution. Deborah Sampson dressed up as a young man and served for 3 years. Margaret Corbin stood by her fallen husband and kept firing the artillery.
Being born on December 17, 1760, she would have been 15 years old.
Deborah Sampson was born December 17, 1760. Her dad went off to become a sailor but died when his ship sank at sea. Others say he went to Maine and started a new family. Deborah's mom had to give Deborah to her cousin, Miss Fuller. But then she died and Deborah moved with old Mrs. Thatcher. After that a minister helped Deborah move to Deacon Thomas' house. There she was an indentured servant for 10 years. Save
Deborah Sampson's husband, Benjamin Gannett, died in 1816 at the age of 53. He was born in 1763, which means he lived a relatively short life, passing away several years after their marriage in 1785. Sampson, known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the Revolutionary War, outlived her husband, passing away in 1827.
Deborah Sampson was a teacher for about three years, from 1783 to 1786. After her service in the American Revolutionary War, she returned to Massachusetts and took up teaching to support herself. Her teaching career was relatively short-lived as she later pursued other endeavors, including public speaking and performing.
Will Sampson was born on September 27, 1933 and died on June 3, 1987. Will Sampson would have been 53 years old at the time of death or 81 years old today.
Disguised as a man, Deborah Sampson served admirably as a soldier in the Continental army during the American Revolutionary War (1775--83) and later gave speeches about her time in the military. She established a public presence for women that went far beyond the normal cultural limits of her time. The former soldier then went on to