Harriet TubmanBy: Gabby S.

Early life Real name was Araminta Ross Started working at age six At age seven she got hit with a metal

weight and carried a scar from it for the rest of her life

Harriet’s nickname was Minty

Middle aged life Spent ten year saving slaves First started to save slaves after

saving her family Ended up saving over 300 slaves

Later life In 1851 she became a cook and a

nurse then quickly became an armed scout and spy

Then in 1859 was given a piece of land in Auburn, NY

1869 Married Civil War veteran and adopted a child

1913 – Harriet dies

Timeline 1820 – Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland 1844 - Harriet married John Tubman 1849 – She left the plantation to Philadelphia 1851- She became armed scout and spy for

army 1859 – Was given a piece of land in Auburn, NY 1869 – Married a Civil War veteran and

adopted a little girl Gertie 1908 – opened home to poor and sick people 1913 – Harriet dies of pneumonia

Facts! Harriet’s father was owned by

Anthony Thompson Harriet’s mother was owned by Mary

Pattison Brodess She was one of nine children in her

family By the time Harriet became an adult

many of the African Americans on the eastern shore of Maryland were free