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Birth
Born in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States in 1819 or 1820 -
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman's life -
Severe head injury
Trying to protect a fellow slave from a white overseer, 12 yr old Tubman got hit in the head with a two pound weight. The injury afected her her entire life and she would sometimes have spells where she would fall into a deep sleep. -
Marriage
At 25, she married a free African American, John Tubman and took his surname -
Escape
Leaving her husband, Harriet ran away using the North Star to guide her to Philadelphia and saved up money. -
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Return
In this time, Tubman made 19 trips to slavelands to help other slaves escape, including one trip to rescue her 70 yr old parents. -
Conductor
Tubman became an official conductor of The Underground Rail Road -
End of Railroad career
Harriet's railroad career ending. She had saved 300 people and made 19 trips. Her friends brought her to Canada so she could stay safe. -
Civil War
Tubman enlisted as a contraband nurse in Hilton Head hospital, helping to nurse the sick. Somehow, she never got the diseases of the people she treated.She was also a nurse and sometimes a spy. -
Marriage II
She married Nelson Davis, and they stayed together for 19 yrs until he died. -
Death
She was buried in Fort Hill cemetry with military rites.