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She was born in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Susanna Dickinson's Life -
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Susanna and her husband, Almaron, move to Gonzales, Texas with 54 other settlers.
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Angelina Elizabeth was Susanna Dickinson's first daughter and was born December 1834. She would eventually be known as the "Babe of the Alamo".
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A number of skirmishes would ignite the beginning of the Texas Revolution in the fall of 1835. A Summary of the Texas Revolution
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Mexican troops led by Santa Anna attacked the Texan's fort. The Texans were able to keep the Mexican army away for 13 days.
Battle of the Alamo! -
On March 2nd, the Declaration of Independence is signed.
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On March 6th, the Mexican army broke through a breach in an outer wall of the Alamo and won the battle.
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Santa Anna releases Susanna and her daughter, and sends her to Sam Houston with a letter, warning the Texans and telling them to stop the war. She was known as the "Messenger of the Alamo".
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Sam Houston and a group of 800 men defeated the large, powerful Mexican Army.
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Susanna became ill in February 1883, and later died in Austin on October 7th, 1883.
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