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Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 in Dochester Country. Since she was born into slavery, there are no exacr records as to when she was born.
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In 1844, Harriet Tubman married a free black man named John Tubman.
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Harriet escaped to the north and became free from slavery in 1849.
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Harriet Tubman had a successful journey for saving her sister and accomplishing her to escape from slavery iin 1850.
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In 1851, Harriet was able to rescue one brother from slavery. Three years later she was able to successfully rescue her other three brothers from slavery. In 1857, Tubman’s family was all together again because they were free slaves.
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Harriet got a chance to meet John Brown where he called her General Tubman in 1858.
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Harriet moved to beaufort, South Carolina to help Sea Islanders slaves escape to bondage and to end up free in 1862.
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Harriet began to take care of wounded soldiers at The Colored Hospital at Fortress Monroe in Virginia
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Harriet Tubman served in the union as a scout, laundress, cook and spy for the Confederate lines.
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Harriet turned her home into The Home of Aged and Indigent colored people.
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Queen Victoria awarded Harriet Tubman with a silver metal for showing her bravery and dedication in 1897.
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1 On March 10th, 1913, Harriet Tubman died at age 91 in Auburn, Newyork. She proved how she was not afraid to fight for the freedom of African American slaves.
