
Harriet Tubman
Born: 1820 to March 10, 1913
Family: I was one of nine children born between 1808 and 1832 to my enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland. Originally named Araminta Harriet Ross, Harriet was nicknamed “Minty” by her parents, Harriet “Rit” Green, who was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess, and Ben Ross, who was owned by Anthony Thompson (Thompson and Brodess eventually married).