Her mother, Deborah Sampson was a very ill widow who had six children, Deborah being the oldest. ... Deborah's mother could not continue to raise the six children on her own so she sent them away to live with relatives and various neighbors. Deborah was first sent to live with her mother's cousin, Miss. ... She had listened to many a conversation between her mother about how the war had affected the Bradfords. ... To make sure no one could notice Deborah went to her mothers home and her mother could not recognize her. ...

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