How old was laura secord when she died
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Biography of Laura Secord
Heritage Minute on Laura Secord
INGERSOLL, LAURA (Secord), heroine; b. 13 Sept. 1775 in Great Barrington, Mass., eldest daughter of Thomas Ingersoll and Elizabeth Dewey; d. 17 Oct. 1868, at Chippawa (Niagara Falls, Ont.).
When Laura Ingersoll was eight, her mother died, leaving four little girls. Her father remarried twice and had a large family by his third wife. In the American War of Independence, Ingersoll fought on the rebel side, but in 1795 he immigrated to Upper Canada where he had obtained a township grant for settlement. His farm became the site of the modern town of Ingersoll. He ran a tavern at Queenston until his township (Oxford-upon-the-Thames) was surveyed. Within two years, about 1797, Laura married James Secord, a young merchant of Queenston. He was the youngest son of a loyalist officer of Butler’s Rangers, who had brought his family to Niagara in 1778. James and Laura Secord were to have six daughters and
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Laura Secord
Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
This article is about the War of 1812 contributor. For the chocolate company, see Laura Secord Chocolates.
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| Born | Laura Ingersoll (1775-09-13)13 September 1775 Great Barrington, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | 17 October 1868(1868-10-17) (aged 93) Chippawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | War of 1812 heroine |
| Spouse | James Secord (m. 1797; died 1841) |
| Children | 7 |
Laura Secord (née Ingersoll; 13 September 1775 – 17 October 1868) was a Canadian woman involved in the War of 1812. She is known for having walked 20 miles (32 km) out of American-occupied territory in 1813 to warn British forces of an impending American attack. Her contribution to the war was little known during her lifetime, but since her death she has been frequently honoured in Canada. Though Laura Secord had no relation to it, most Canadians associate her with the Laura Secord Chocolates company
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After the American army invaded Upper Canada in May 1813, the U.S. controlled the area along the Niagara River from Fort George to Fort Erie. The British army had retreated nearly thirty miles to regroup. Local inhabitants were left to fend for themselves under the American occupation.
In the war-torn town of Queenston, Laura Secord was nursing her wounded husband back to health when she heard about a planned American offensive. An American officer reported that the small British force guarding a storehouse at Beaver Dams could easily be captured with only 500 men. On June 22, while the Americans mustered their troops, Secord decided she must warn the British.
American soldiers patrolled the roads between Queenston and Beaver Dams, so Secord was forced to walk across the countryside and through an area marked on maps as the “Black Swamp.” By early morning on June 23, she had walked nearly twenty miles.
As she approached Beaver Dams, native warriors emerged from their camps and stopped her. Once she explained her purpose, they agreed to escort her to the British commander. Sec
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