Molly Pitcher and Deborah Sampson

BACK GROUND ON MOLLY PITCHER

• Her real name is Mary Ludwig Hays
• Her married twice the first was William Hays and the second was John MeCauley
• She die January 22,1832 at the age of 77
• After the war Molly pitcher got pension of 40 dollars every year for the rest of her life.
• She was a patriot

BACK GROUND ON DEBORAH SAMPSON

• She was married to Benjamin Gannett
• Her other job she was a teacher,farmer
• She was a indentured servant
• She die on April 29,1827 at the age of 66
• She was a patriot
• She had a dead brother name Robert
• Her fake name was Robert shirtiffe

Molly pitcher got her name from caring pitcher's of water on to the battle field for the men.

Deborah first taste of war was when she was a soldier on neutral ground and was attacked.

This is a Picture of Molly Pitcher taking over the cannon after her husband was shot down this was the battle of Monmouth

Deborah Sampson was disguised her self as a men for 18 months. She was wounded and when the doctors was trying to get to the wounded. They find out the she was a she. The doctor keep her secret She had a honorably discharge at West Point New York.

Deborah Sampson was a indentured servant after that she was a teacher she was desperate to escape her life as a teacher in the summer. So she disguise her her self as a men and signed up for war.