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    Deborah Sampson

    Frontispiece of The Female Review: Life of Deborah Sampson, the Female Soldier in the War of Revolution.

    Born(1760-12-17)December 17, 1760
    Plympton, Massachusetts
    DiedApril 29, 1827(1827-04-29) (aged 66)
    Sharon, Massachusetts
    Buried

    Rock Ridge Cemetery, Sharon, Massachusetts

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service/branchContinental Army
    Years of service1782–1783
    RankPrivate
    UnitLight Infantry Company, 4th Massachusetts Regiment
    Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
    Spouse(s)Benjamin Gannett
    Relations3 children (Earl, Mary, Patience)
    Other workTeacher
    Weaver
    Soldier
    Lecturer
    Farmer

    Deborah Sampson was a woman who dressed as a man, so that she could join the American soldiers in the Revolutionary War.

    The Revolutionary War was a war between Great Britain and the thirteen original colonies. Deborah Sampson came from a poor family. She worked as