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Born
She was born September 13, 1775 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. -
Laura's 1st sister is born
Elizabeth Franks (Laura's 1st sister) is born on October 17th, 1779 -
Laura's 2nd sister is born
Mira/Myra (Laura's 2nd sister) is born in 1781 -
Laura's 3rd sister is born
Abigail was born in September, 1783 -
Abigail's adopted
Abigail is adopted by her aunt with the last name Nash in 1784 -
Laura's mother dies
Laura's mother (Elizabeth Ingersoll) died at age 26 on February 20th, 1784 -
Laura's father remarries
Thomas Ingersoll remarries to Mercy Smith May 26th, 1785 -
Mercy Smith dies
Mercy Smith's dies of tuberculosis in September, 1789 -
Laura's father remarries again
Thomas remarries to Sarah Backus in January, 1790 -
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Thomas & Sarah Ingersoll's children
Charles Fortescue is born in September 27th, 1791
Charlotte is born in 1793,
Appolonia is born in 1794,
4 more children are born to Thomas & Sarah Ingersoll, with a total of 4 boys and 3 girls, no spesified dates though. -
Wedding date
Laura Secord married James Secord in 1797 when she was 22. -
Moved to York
Laura and James Move to York (around Toronto) -
Laura ran an inn
she ran an inn -
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the War of 1812
June 18, 1812 – February 18, 1815 -
James gets wounded
James Secord was severely wounded in the leg and shoulder during the Battle of Queenston Heights. -
Secords walk
She walked 20 miles out of American-occupied territory to warn British forces of an incoming American attack. -
Daughters wedding
Secords eldist daughter Mary married a doctor named William Trumball. -
James Dies
James Secord died of a stroke. -
Died
She died on October 17, 1868 in Chipawa, Niagara Falls at 93 years old. She died of natural causes.