Life Of Phillis Wheatley By homeier.3780@foxc6.org May 8, 1753 Birthday of Phillis Wheatley Period: May 8, 1753 to Dec 5, 1784 The Life Of Phillis Wheatley Jul 11, 1761 Wheatley was brought to Boston Massachusetts Jan 28, 1773 Wheatley's poems are brought to the public Apr 13, 1776 Washington Invites Wheatley to visit him at his headquaters in cambrudge Massachuestts Apr 27, 1778 Wheatley is legally freed from slavery Jun 27, 1778 Marries John Peters Feb 28, 1784 Wheatley published a sixty-four line poem in a pamphlet called Liberty and Peace Apr 26, 1784 Wheatley's Husband was imprisoned for debt Dec 5, 1784 Death Of Phillis Wheatley Apr 24, 2002 wheatley was listed one of the greatest African Americans