Deborah SAMPSON, "Famous female Revolutionary War Soldier"^{[1, 2, 3]}

1760 - 1827  (66 years)

• Name	Deborah SAMPSON  [4]
  Suffix	"Famous female Revolutionary War Soldier"
  Born	17 Dec 1760	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Apr 1827	Sharon, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  Buried	Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America   [4]
  Person ID	I2077	Green Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2022

  
  

  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)
  Mother	Deborah SAMPSON,   b. 18 Nov 1732, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America ,   d. Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
  Family ID	F539	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)
  Married	1784  [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)   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)
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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]"

  
  

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