Harriet Ross Tubman By stephanie hogue Jan 1, 1819 Harriet Ross Tubman was born c. 1819-1820 in Dorchester County Maryland <a href='http://http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/0/0/L/harriettubman.jpg' >picture from Jan 1, 1819 Harriet Tubman was born into slavery Period: Jan 1, 1819 to Mar 10, 1913 A Timeline of the Life of Harriet Ross Tubman Harriet Tubman Timeline Mar 8, 1849 Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom! This picture is from google Mar 8, 1850 Harriet became an official conductor in the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Mar 8, 1850 In 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted. This made it illegal to help slaves escape. Fugitive Slave Act Mar 8, 1851 Harriet went to get her husband, but he had remarried. He did not want to go with her. Mar 8, 1852 Harriet was known as the moses for her people because she helped so many slaves escape. Mar 8, 1860 within ten years she helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom Picture from Google Mar 8, 1861 Harriet inlisted in the Union Army, during the Civil War, as a contraband nurse Mar 8, 1869 Harriet married Nelson Davis. They shared 19 years of peaceful marriage. Mar 8, 1873 Harriet purchased a 7 acre plot in Auburn, where she lived out the rest of her life. Harriets Home Mar 10, 1913 Harriet Tubman died in 1913. She was buried in Fort Hill Cemetary with Military rites