Deborah
SAMPSON
(b.
17 December 1760
,
Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
29 April 1827
,
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Deborah SAMPSON was born 17 December 1760 in Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Deborah SAMPSON was the child of Jonathan SAMPSON and Deborah BRADFORDDeborah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Deborah married Benjamin GANNETT 7 April 1785 in Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Benjamin GANNETT was born 29 June 1757 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin died 9 January 1837 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND.
Deborah SAMPSON died 29 April 1827 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA.
daughter of Jonathan Sampson and Deborah Bradford
Impersonated a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Served under the name of "Robert Shirtlieff Sampson" (her dead brother).
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Benjamin GANNETT-- Date: 7 April 1785 Place: Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin GANNETT was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND
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Benjamin GANNETT-- Date: 7 April 1785 Place: Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts BayBenjamin GANNETT was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND
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1760 Birth 17 December 1760
Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Revolutionary War
GANNETT, DEBORAH SAMPSON
Ancestor #: A043501
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 12-17-1760 PLYMPTON PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 4-29-1827 SHARON NORFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: SW*H32722
Service Source: SW*H32722; MA SOLS AND SAILS, VOL 14, P 164
Service Description: 1) CAPT GEORGE WEBB; COLS SHEPARD, HENRY JACKSON
2) 4TH REGT, CONTINENTAL LINE
RESIDENCE
1) City: WORCESTER-ENL - County: WORCESTER CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS
SPOUSE
1) BENJAMIN GANNETT
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GANNETT, DEBORAH SAMPSON
Ancestor #: A043501
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 12-17-1760 PLYMPTON PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 4-29-1827 SHARON NORFOLK CO MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: SW*H32722
Service Source: SW*H32722; MA SOLS AND SAILS, VOL 14, P 164
Service Description: 1) CAPT GEORGE WEBB; COLS SHEPARD, HENRY JACKSON
2) 4TH REGT, CONTINENTAL LINE
RESIDENCE
1) City: WORCESTER-ENL - County: WORCESTER CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS
SPOUSE
1) BENJAMIN GANNETT
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage / PartnerDeborah SAMPSON and Benjamin GANNETT 7 April 1785, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
She was 24 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1827 Death 29 April 1827
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 66.
Added: 2/5/2022 2:38:09 PM
- Updated: 2/5/2022 2:43:11 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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