Deborah Sampson Role In The American Revolution: Military
Annabelle Brown
Crawford 5th
September 5, 2014
Questions
Name: Deborah Sampson
Date of Birth: December 17th, 1760
Birthplace: Plympton, Massachusetts
Patriot/Loyalist/Other: Patriot
Role in the American Revolution: Military
Deborah Sampson
On December 17th, 1760, Deborah Sampson was born into a very poor family in
Plympton, Massachusetts. Most of her childhood was spent in poverty. At a very young age, her father, Jonathan Sampson, left the Sampson family. Her mother, also Deborah Sampson, got sick soon after Jonathan left, so she sent her children away to live with close neighbors and extended family. At about age eight, she started working as an indentured servant.
As an indentured servant, Deborah worked for Jeremiah Thomas in Middleborough,
Crawford 5th
September 5, 2014
Questions
Name: Deborah Sampson
Date of Birth: December 17th, 1760
Birthplace: Plympton, Massachusetts
Patriot/Loyalist/Other: Patriot
Role in the American Revolution: Military
Deborah Sampson
On December 17th, 1760, Deborah Sampson was born into a very poor family in
Plympton, Massachusetts. Most of her childhood was spent in poverty. At a very young age, her father, Jonathan Sampson, left the Sampson family. Her mother, also Deborah Sampson, got sick soon after Jonathan left, so she sent her children away to live with close neighbors and extended family. At about age eight, she started working as an indentured servant.
As an indentured servant, Deborah worked for Jeremiah Thomas in Middleborough,