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Born
Born as Martha Jane Canary in Princeton, Missouri, the eldest of six children. -
Calamity Jane's mother dies
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Calamity Jane's Father dies
This leaves Calamity Jane an orphan and responsible for her five younger siblings. -
Becomes a U.S. Army Indian Scout
Earns the name "Calamity Jane". -
Wild Bill Hickok dies
Calamity Jane's "true love" was killed while playing cards in Deadwood, South Dakota. -
Small Pox Epidemic- Deadwood, South Dakota
Calamity Jane nurses many people back to health -
Pony Express Rider
Calamity Jane delivers U.S. Mail over one of the roughest trails in the Black Hills to Deadwood, South Dakota -
Joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Storyteller -
Died
Died, aged 51 years, in Deadwood, South Dakota
