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Deborah Sampson was born in Plympton, Mass.
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Deborah Sampson left her mother and sisters at age 5 to live with Cousin Fuller.
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Deborah Sampson became a servant to the Thomas family for 10 years.
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Deborah Sampson's time as a servant was up, so she became a school teacher.
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Deborah Sampson joined the army as a continental soldier desguised as a man named Robert Shurtliff.
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Deborah Sampson married a farmer named Benjamin Gannet. They lived in Sharon Mass. and raised 3 children.
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Deborah Sampson began giving lectures at age 41 about her life in the army.
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Deborah Sampson died at the age of 66 of Yellow Fever.
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Govenor Michael J. Dukakis signed a proclamation declaring Deborah Sampson an official heroine of the Commonwealth of Mass.
