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Phillis Wheatley Timeline
Here you will see some events from 1710-1800's in Phillis Wheatleys life. -
Birth
Phillis Wheatley was born in Gambia, Africa in 1753 -
Enslaved
Wheatley was brought to British-ruled Boston, Massachusetts on on a slave ship called The Phillis, -
An Address to the Atheist and An Address to the Deist
She wrote her poems an Address to the Atheist and An Address to the Deist. -
On Being Brought from Africa to America
She wrote her most known work which was "On Being Brought from Africa to America" (written 1768) -
To the King's Most Excellent Majesty
She wrote her poem "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" -
First Poem
Phillis Wheatley wrote her first poem when she was thirteen years old. -
Tribute to George Whitefeild
Wheatley wrote a poetic tribute to George Whitefield that received widespread acclaim. -
A Poem of the Death of Charles Eliot
She wrote her poem A Poem of the Death of Charles Eliot -
Gained Freedom
The poetess gained freedom from slavery, on October 18, 1773. -
Sent to London
Wheatley was sent to London with Nathaniel Wheatley to recover her health -
First Book
Her first book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral -
Phillis Wheatley Married
Phillis Wheatley married free black John Peters and settled in Delaware. -
To His Excellency George Washington
She wrote her book "To His Excellency George Washington" -
She wrote several poems
An Elegy, Sacred to the Memory of the Great Divine, the Reverend and the Learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, Liberty and Peace. -
Her Death
She dies in December, 1784 before her third child was born and her husband left her
