Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson• Full name: Deborah Samson Garnett• Was born on December 17,1760 in Plympton,

Massachusetts• Parents were Jonathon Sampson and Deborah Bradford• The 1st out of 7 children• Died on April 29, 1827, in Sharon, Massachusetts

JobBefore she went to war, she was a mother and a school teacher

Family life• Married Benjamin Gannet

Had 4 children• Susanna Baker Shepard, Earl

Gannet, Patience Gannet, Mary Gannet

Famous for…Disguised herself as a man to join the revolutionary war.