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Harriet Tubman's Birthday
Her actual birthdate is unknown. -
1st Marriage
She married a black man named John Tubman. They got married in 1844, but the exact date is unknown. Soon after her marriage she changed her name from Araminta to Harriet. -
Sisters are Sold
(Unknown onth and Date)
Harriet felt ill. Her owner, Brodess, died leaving the plantation in a dire financial situation. Three of her sisters, Linah, Soph and Mariah Ritty, were sold -
First Escape
Harriet and her brothers Ben and Harry tried to escape slavery. This was there first time trying to escape. They tried to escape because they knew that they would all have to get sold to different masters and become separated. -
Leads Family to Freedom
(The actual date is unknown)
Using the connection to the underground railroad, Harriet Tubman leads her family to freedom in December 1850.Her niece, Kessiah and her two children were freed from the bondage of slavery. Her husband had refused to leave. -
Returns for her Husband
(Unknown Month and Date)
Harriet Tubman returns for her husband since he refused to go with tthe others. He refuses again to leave. He stays in Dorchester County with his new wife Caroline. -
Last mission for her sister
(Unknown Day and month)
Harriet Tubman takes her last trip to try and rescue her sisters. She later finds oout that they are dead. Instead she took the Ennals family. -
American Civil War Starts
(Unknown Month and Date)
Harriet Tubman worked as a cook and nurse in South Carolina and Florida. Tubman helped General David Hunter recruit former slaves for a regiment of African American soldiers. She served as a spy and scout under the command of Col. James Montgomery. -
Harriet Tubman Assault
(Unknown Month and Date)
Harriet Tubman became the first woman to lead an assault during the Civil War. In the Combahee River Raid 700 slaves where set free. President Abraham Lincoln later issued the Emancipation Proclamation setting slaves in the Confederacy free. -
Harriet Tubman's 2nd Marriage
(Unknown date and month)
Harriet Tubman married Nelson Davis, 22 years younger than her. They were married in the Presbyterian Church. Later that same year, Sarah Hopkins Bradford published a biography of Tubman, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. She got $1,200 from its publication. -
Brain Surgery
(Unknown Date and Month)
Unable to sleep, Tubman underwent brain surgery at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. She refused anesthesia. Instead chewed on a bullet just like she had seen soldiers do when they had a leg amputated. -
Harriet Tubman's Death Date
(Unknown Month and Date)
