Deborah SAMPSON, "Famous female Revolutionary War Soldier"

1760 - 1827  (66 years)

• Name	Deborah SAMPSON  [1]
  Suffix	"Famous female Revolutionary War Soldier"
  Birth	17 Dec 1760	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Apr 1827	Sharon, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Burial	Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America   [1]
  Person ID	I2025	Green
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonathan SAMPSON,   b. 3 Apr 1729, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. 2 Apr 1811, Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Deborah SAMPSON,   b. 18 Nov 1732, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin GANNETT,   b. 29 Jun 1757, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. 9 Jan 1837, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Sharon, Massachusetts   [4]
  Married	1784  [2, 5]
  Children	1. Earl B GANNETT,   b. 8 Nov 1785, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. 9 Jun 1845, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Patience GAY,   b. 25 Nov 1790, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America d. 11 Jul 1865, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2024

  
  

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  		Deborah Samson_DAR Comm Coin
  		Deborah Samspon DAR Plaque Behind grave
  		Deborah Sampson Female soldier of revolution
  		Deborah Sampson Gannet House
  		Deborah Sampson
  		Jeremiah Thomas House, Middleborough, MA

  
  

• Notes

  Wikipedia: 2022 Deborah Sampson Gannett, also known as Deborah Samson or Deborah Sampson,[1] was born on December 17, 1760 in Plympton, Massachusetts.[2] She disguised herself as a man, and served in the Continental Army under the name Robert Shirtliff - sometimes spelled Shurtleff[2] or Shirtleff[3] - 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.[4] After her real identity was made known to her commander, she was honorably discharged at West Point.[4] After her discharge, Sampson met and married Benjamin Gannett. In 1802, she went on a lecture tour to speak about her wartime experiences.[4] She died in Sharon, Massachusetts in 1827.[4]

  
  

• Sources

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