Deborah SAMPSON

Born

17 December 1760 , Plympton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

29 April 1827 , Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

Deborah married Benjamin GANNETT 7 April 1785 in Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
Benjamin GANNETT was born 29 June 1757 in Stoughton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Benjamin died 9 January 1837 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND .

Parents & Family of Deborah SAMPSON

Parents of Deborah SAMPSON

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Jonathan SAMPSON

Mother

Deborah BRADFORD

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Deborah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Deborah SAMPSON

Deborah SAMPSON married

Benjamin GANNETT
Marriage date: 7 April 1785
Marriage place: Sharon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Benjamin GANNETT was the child of Benjamin GANNETT and Mary COPELAND

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Birth — 1760
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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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Deborah SAMPSON and Benjamin GANNETT 7 April 1785, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA

She was 24 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Death — 1827
29 April 1827
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 66.

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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