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was one of nine children born to rit and ben between 1808 and 1832 while the year of aramitas birth is unknown it probably occured between 1820 and 1825
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born in maryland in 1820 and successfully escaped in 1849.
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in 1844 harriet married a free black man named john tubman
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harriet tubman escaped from slavery in 1849 fleeing to philadelphia tubman decided to escape following a bout of illness and the death of her owner in 1849
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tubman initially left maryland with two of her brothers ben, and henry, on september 17, 1849 a notice published i n the cambridge democrat offered a $300 reward for the return of araminta which was code name for harry and ben.
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in december 1850 tubman received a warning that her neice kessiah was going to be sold along with her two young children
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in december 1851 tubman guided a group of 11 fugitives northward
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in april 1858 tubman was introduced to the abolitionist john brown who advocated the use of violence to disrupt and destroy the institution of slavery
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in early 1859 abolitionist senator william h seward sold tubman a small piece of land on the outskirts of auburn newyork
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in 1869 she married a civil war veteran named nelson davis
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in 1874 harriet and nelson adopted a baby girl named gertie
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in 1903 she donateda parcel of her land to the african methodist episcopal church in auburn
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harriet tubman died of pneumonia in 1913
