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Araminta Ross was born
Mother: Harriet Ross
Father: Ben Ross
Location: Dorchester County, Maryland
Born into slavery
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Harriet Tubman
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Harriet married John Tubman at the age of 25
Harriet told John about her plan to escape slavery so they could have a happy marriage, but John threatened that if she did, he would tell her master. Exact day is unknown -
Araminta ended her first marriage
Araminta left John Tubman after he said she would turn her in for attempting to escape. He thought she would never make it, and their marriage would be split apart if she tried. Though Araminta said that they would no longer be together if she was traded to another master. Shortly after, Arminta changed her name to Harriet (after her mother), because John would have exposed her escape to freedom. Exact date unkown -
Harriet Escapes Slavery
Harriet is given a peice of paper with two names on it. Then, the abolistionist who gave her the paper told her how to get to the first house on the path to freedom. She traveled through 2 safe houses along the way, and managed to make it to Philidelphia. -
Harriet gets a job
Harriet gets a job (of unkown occupation) and saves her salary to help free slaves. Exact date unkown -
She leads her first round trip back to Maryland to free slaves
Harriet usess a system called the Underground Railroad, where she lead her first group of people North, and out of slavery. She lead her sister and her sister's family to Pennsylvaina this trip. Exact date unkown -
Leads 2nd group to freedom
Harriet went back to rescue a 2nd group of slaves, and this included her brother and other friends. Exact date unknown -
3rd trip made to south
She went back to get her ex-husband, John, but he didn't want to leave, after getting remarried. So she took the other slaves and among these "passangers" was a baby. She ended up giving him a sedative to calm him down. 11 passangers were on board with her this trip.
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Tubman led 10 more groups of slaves to freedom
These trips stretched from Maryland to Canada! Exact dates unkown -
Harriet makes another trip to the south
This trip is called one of her most daring trips, because she sent ou ot rescue her Father, Ben Ross, and her mother. She was successful. Exact dates unkown -
Harriet Made her last trip to rescue slaves
This was Tubman's last trip to Maryland, and brought 7 people to Canada. Exact date unkown -
Returned to America, and served in Civil War
When she returned to America from Canada, the Civil War had been going on, and she served as a nurse (and never caught any disease while she worked there) and a cook. Exact date unkown -
Worked as a scout for Colonel James Montgomery
After Tubman was denied payment for her wartime service, she returned home to Auburn. Exact date unkown -
Harriet married Nelson Davis (2nd marriage)
Harriet married Nelson Davis after returning to Auburn, New York after her service in the civil war. Exact date unkown -
Harriet Tubman died