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Laura Secord

War of 1812 messenger · 1775-1868

Walked thirty kilometres through swamp to warn of an American attack and waited forty-seven years for credit.

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Life story

1. September 13, 1775 · Massachusetts
   Born at Great Barrington in Massachusetts
2. 1795 · Queenston, Ontario
   Moved with her Loyalist family to Upper Canada
3. October 13, 1812 · Queenston Heights
   Found and nursed her wounded husband on the field at Queenston Heights
4. June 22, 1813 · Thorold, Ontario
   Walked to FitzGibbon's outpost to warn of the American advance
5. 1860 · Chippawa, Ontario
   Recognized at last by the visiting Prince of Wales, who sent her £100
6. October 17, 1868 · Chippawa, Ontario
   Died at Chippawa at 93

In the timeline

• 1813 — Laura Secord's walk
• 1814 — The War of 1812 ends

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Laura Secord
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia