| LC control no. | n 82085525 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Secord, Laura, 1775-1868 |
| Variant(s) | Secord, Laura Ingersoll, 1775-1868 Ingersoll, Laura, 1775-1868 |
| Biography/History note | Laura Secord (1775-1868) was a Canadian loyalist in the War of 1812 famous for her 20 mile (32 km) walk through U.S. lines to warn British commander James Fitzgibbon of an impending attack by American forces. |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Birth date | 1775-09-13 |
| Death date | 1868-10-17 |
| Place of birth | Great Barrington (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Niagara Falls (Ont.) |
| Found in | Bryce, G. A study in Canadian patriotism, Laura Secord, 1907. Canadiana, July 30, 2020 (access point: Secord, Laura, 1775-1868; born in 1775; died in 1868) Wikipedia, viewed on July 30, 2020 (Laura Secord (née Ingersoll); born September 13, 1775 in Great Barrington, Province of Massachusetts Bay; died October 17, 1868 in the village of Chippawa, Ontario; Canadian war heroine of the War of 1812; known for having walked 20 miles (32 km) out of American-occupied territory to warn British forces of an impending American attack) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Secord> The Canadian Encylopedia website, viewed on July 30, 2020 (Laura Secord, née Ingersoll; Loyalist; mythologized historic figure; born September 13, 1775 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; died October 17, 1868 in Chippawa (Niagara Falls), Ontario; during the War of 1812, walked 30 km from Queenston to Beaver Dam, near Thorold, to warn James Fitzgibbon that the Americans were planning to attack his outpost) <https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/laura-secord> Encyclopedia Britannica website, viewed on July 30, 2020 (Laura Secord, original name Laura Ingersoll (born September 13, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, died 1868); Canadian loyalist in the War of 1812; moved to Canada with her family in the 1870s; on learning of an impending U.S. attack on the British outpost of Beaver Dams (1813), she walked through U.S. lines to warn the British commander; with her information, the British were able to defeat the U.S.) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Laura-Secord> Dictionary of Canadian Biography website, viewed on July 30, 2020: Ingersoll, Laura Secord (Laura Ingersoll; heroine; born September 13, 1775, Great Barrington, Massachusetts; died October 17, 1868 at Chippawa (Niagara Falls, Ontario)) <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ingersoll_laura_9E.html> |
| National bib agency no. | 0040H1245E |
| Quality code | nlc |
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