Harriet Tubman Timeline by Aurora Reyes

1819 or 1822

21012_245 — 2024-05-10 16:40:21 UTC

Araminta Ross (Harriet Tubman)was born into slavery in Dorchester county,Marlyand. Many people presumed that she was born in March of 1822 or born in 1819.

unknown year

21012_245 — 2024-05-13 16:35:43 UTC

During this time Harriet was already a slave since the age of five or six. While one day she was trying to help a fellow slave escape their punishment she was struck in the head with a 2 pound weight intended to hit the other slave and it broke her skull . After being struck she went back to her enslavers house and stayed there without help for two days even though she was bleeding and unconscious. After that she had a major surgery and suffered from after effects for the rest of her life.

1844

21012_245 — 2024-05-15 02:28:24 UTC

In 1844 Harriet married John Tubman,a free african American. She was twenty five when she married him and they got married in Dorchester County, Maryland. At this time it wasn't common for a free man and and an enslaved women to be married.

1849

21012_245 — 2024-05-15 03:02:02 UTC

After being married for five years Harriet started to plan her escape fearing she might be sold far away. To accomplish this she had to depend on many people she trusted that were black and white. They helped hid her and told her wich ways to go and told her who else she could trust. she used many disguses and used many modes of transportation like the train,horses,wagons,walking and boats. She made it to Philadelphia,Pennsylvania where she was finally free.

1850

21012_245 — 2024-05-15 16:37:38 UTC

During this time after escaping Harriet got job and saved her money to free slaves. While she was there she also met William still. He was and operator in the underground railroad who helped Harriet many times. Later Harriet herself became an operator or conductor in the UGRR a secret network helping people find different routes and places to help slaves escape.She went back many times to bring back her family,friends,niece,and nieces children and many others like her sister,her parents,and sister's family.

1857

21012_245 — 2024-05-16 16:13:36 UTC

Sewards provided a home for Harriet Wich she later gave to her parents . And then later on was sold for a small amount of money.