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	Laura Secord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Laura Secord (September 13, 1775 – October 17, 1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812.
		In 1795 the family moved to the Canadas, and in 1797 she married a fellow Loyalist, James Secord.
		In May of 1813 the American army invaded again and the Secord home was forced to billet three American officers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laura_Secord (374 words)

	Victorian Sensation - James A. Secord
		Secord focusses on every detail, including the manufacturing process, presenting a useful look at the changes the publishing industry was undergoing in the England in the 19th century.
		Secord's study is comprehensive, as he seems to consider every possible aspect of the publication and the reception of this unusual work.
		James A. Secord is a Reader in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.
	www.complete-review.com /reviews/publish/secordja.htm (1464 words)

	laurasecord - About Laura Secord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was born in Massachusetts on September 13, 1775, at the beginning of the American Revolution.
		James was still crippled from his wounds and unable to walk any distance, so Laura knew she had to warn Lieutenant Fitzgibbon.
		After her death, writers and historians realized Laura Secord was a genuine heroine of the War of 1812, and two monuments were erected in her memory--one at Queenston by the Canadian Government and one at Lundy’s Lane by the Ontario Historical Society.
	english.laurasecord.ca /Page.asp?IdPage=1654&WebAddress=laurasecord (801 words)

	INDEX
		Descendants of Ambroise (de Sicar) SECORD* Sr Ambroise (de Sicar) SECORD* Sr was born in 1631 in Mormac, France.
		James SECORD Sr was born in 1732 in Cortlandt Manor, NY.
		Secord BEEBE was born in 1766 in Ashford, Penn. He died in 1859.
	ca.geocities.com /taylorhomeca/AmbroiseDeSicarSecord.html (1352 words)

	19th Century Conflict and Change in Canada - Laura Secord
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was born in Massachusetts on September 13, 1775.
		Laura Secord was born in the British colony of Massachutte.
		Since James Secord was injured in the Battle of Queenston Heights he could not attempt this iong journey.Laura knew something had to be done so she said that she would attempt the long journey.
	smcdsb.on.ca /mdy/secord.htm (478 words)

	Vestiges and the Debate before Darwin - Essay Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Secord also identifies factors that made possible the emergence of popular science in print culture, most notably, the declining production and distribution costs associated with the steam press, the railroad, reduced postal rates, cuts in newspaper taxes, and institutions such as the Society for the Dissemination of Useful Knowledge.
		Secord suggests that the work became so widely discussed in part because it "crossed boundaries of gender and expertise" at a time when "science was increasingly seen as a masculine arena" (p.
		Secord, in contrast, argues that John Kidd's promotion of Paleyan design in his Cambridge anatomy lectures was eclipsed in the 1840s by William Clark's strategy of echoing the German romanticism of his colleague Whewell.
	www.thoemmes.com /science/vestiges_rev.htm (5082 words)

	Early Canada Historical Narratives -- LAURA SECORD, HOMESPUN HEROINE
		At the outbreak of the War of 1812, James joined the First Lincoln Militia and with the rank of sergeant he fought at Queenston Heights on October 13th, 1812.
		In the post-war years, the Secords lived in poverty until in 1828, James was granted a small, war-service pension to compensate him for his crippled condition.
		Despite written support for her petitions from James Fitzgibbons on one of which he had scrawled, "In a moment of much hurry and from memory," her many appeals were regularly refused.
	www.uppercanadahistory.ca /1812/18127.html (1462 words)

	Foodie's Corner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James Fitzgibbon was a well-reputed Upper Canadian guerilla leader, and an enterprising soldier.
		James, who was still incapacitated by his shattered leg, was unable to make the journey, so Laura set off on her own to warn Lieutenant FitzGibbon of the imminent American attack.
		After her death in 1868 writers and historians realized Laura Secord was a genuine heroine of the War of 1812, and two monuments were erected in her memory, one at Queenston by the Canadian Government and one at Lundy’s Lane by the Ontario Historical Society.
	groups.msn.com /foodiescorner/epicureannibbles.msnw (1439 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		James and Laura Secord were to have six daughters and one son.
		Early in the War of 1812, James, a sergeant in the 1st Lincoln militia, was wounded in the battle of Queenston Heights and was rescued from the battlefield by his wife.
		It was a significant victory, and for her part in it Laura Secord became justly known as the heroine of the War of 1812.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38629 (1456 words)

	The War of 1812
		At the outbreak of war, James was already a sergeant with the 1st Lincoln militia.
		James was still incapacitated by his shattered leg, so Laura set off on her own to warn Lieutenant Fitzgibbon of the imminent American attack.
		Following the war, Laura and James filed several petitions to the government requesting either money or a government post in return for her services to her country.
	www.galafilm.com /1812/e/people/secord.html (502 words)

	Laura Secord Brief History - Niagara Parks, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
		Laura Ingersoll Secord, heroine of the War of 1812 came to Upper Canada from Massachusetts with her father and siblings in 1795.
		In 2003, Laura Secord was designated a “Person of National Historic Significance” by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, for her heroic actions during the War of 1812.
		The Secord Homestead in Queenston was reconstructed in 1971 by Laura Secord Inc. Open for tours during the summer months, the Homestead featured authentic furnishings of the 1812 period.
	www.niagaraparks.com /heritage/secordhistory.php (576 words)

	Geological Society - About Us - Sue Tyler Friedman Medal 2000
		Jim Secord, you have published a large amount on a variety of historical Earth science topics and are fully worthy of this award.
		Jim Secord, I have great pleasure in presenting you with the Sue Tyler Friedman Medal for 2000.
		As an undergraduate in the early 1970s, my interest in the Earth sciences was sparked by the remarkable landscapes of Southern California, the outstanding teaching of Pomona College's geology department, and the collection of classic books assembled by its founder, A. Woodford, who was then still alive.
	www.geolsoc.org.uk /template.cfm?name=Friedman2000Secord (883 words)

	Famous Women Biography: Laura Secord
		James and Laura were married in 1797 and moved to Queenston in the early 1800's.
		The Secords returned to their own home in the spring, but James was still bedridden because of the musket ball that was lodged in his knee.
		James was unable to walk because of his still healing wounds so he could not make the journey.
	ks.essortment.com /whoislaurasec_rjcg.htm (1120 words)

	Baptisms at Niagara 1792 to 1832. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James Alexander Chambers Freel, of James and Nancy.
		16.Deborah Eleanor Freel, of James and Anm 19.
		James Jupiter, of Robert and Mary (of colour).
	my.tbaytel.net /bmartin/niag-bap.htm (4993 words)

	There’s more to Laura Secord than just chocolate - Brock Press - Features
		James was not in good enough health to relay the message to the British forces, for he was wounded at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
		Whether or not Laura heard the news, it is definite that she engaged on the treacherous journey to pass the message to Fitzgibbon to warn him of the ambush.
		Laura died in 1868 at the age of 93 and is buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, in Niagara Falls.
	www.brockpress.com /news/2002/03/05/Features/There8217s.More.To.Laura.Secord.Than.Just.Chocolate-204429.shtml (1017 words)

	Laura Secord
		She married James Secord who was also from the Thirteen Colonies.
		James Secord was a volunteer in the militia artillery and fought at the battle of Queenston Heights where he was injured.
		Laura Secord had to go through the forest and swamps where she was soaked to the bone.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/40384 (487 words)

	Horton Journal of Canadian History
		At the age of twenty-two Laura was married to James Secord.
		Laura could have just as easily stayed at home where she knew she was safe after overhearing the plans but she knew that this secret attack could be a great tragedy for the Canadian soldiers.
		Many monuments have now been erected in honor of Laura Secord sop she will forever be remembered for her courage and loyalty to her country.
	www.angelfire.com /ns2/hjch2001/Newcomb.htm (1154 words)

	Review OfVestiges
		Secord describes "popular publishing" as well as "scientific practice" and the book is divided into (roughly) four equal sections ("Romance of Creation, Geographies of Reading, Spiritual Journeys, and Futures of Science") and each is a delight to read.
		Secord's scholarship is evidenced by his writing: references abound, footnotes are not unwieldy, and the importance of Vestiges is clearly demonstrated.
		Secord, James A. Controversy in Victorian Geology: The Cambrian-Silurian Dispute.
	www.csuchico.edu /~curban/VestigesReview.html (1689 words)

	Laura Secord
		James was also a volunteer in the militia artillery.
		James was wounded in the shoulder and the knee during the battle.
		James' sister stayed with the Mohawk women at the lodge.
	ccv.northwestcompany.com /secord.html (898 words)

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		It culminates in her famous walk in June 1813 to Lt. James Fitzgibbon's headquarters to warn of the American attack.
		She also stumbled on a number of James' letters published in the front of a history book, giving her a good base for James' personality.
		At that, James made the horses move faster and before long they had come to the tree where James had tethered the team that day in July.
	www3.sympatico.ca /conniecrook/Lauraschoice.html (647 words)

	My Family
		Ambroise (de Sicar) SECORD* Sr was born in 1631 in Mormac, France.
		Children were: Ambroise (de Sicar) SECORD Jr, Daniel SECORD* Sr, Jacques SECORD, Marie SECORD, Silvie SECORD, Isaac SECORD.
		Children were: Isaac SECORD, Daniel SECORD III, John SECORD, Peter SECORD, Rachael SECORD, James SECORD Sr, Sophia SECORD, Mary SECORD, Sarah SECORD, Anne SECORD, Margery SECORD.
	ca.geocities.com /taylorhomeca/d70.htm (740 words)

	Eastwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		James McKay (son of James R McKay and Judith Margery Harris) born 14 AUG 1972, Toronto ON Canada, married 17 JUL 1999, in Ontario, Rachel Jervis-Read.
		James Bruce Secord born 21 MAY 1945, Kingston ON Canada, called: Jim, occupation Dentist, married 14 MAY 1965, in Cornwall ON Canada, Barbara Burnett McKeown, born 24 APR 1945, Clairesholm ALTA Canada, (daughter of John Leslie McKeown and Beatrice Muriel Floyde).
		Timothy James Secord born 15 OCT 1965, Cornwall ON Canada, occupation Banker, married 11 MAR 1995, in London ON Canada, Helen Anne Timmons, (daughter of Hugh Timmons and Anne).
	home.mn.rr.com /eastwoodfam/eastwoods.htm (1920 words)

	Laura Secord
		During the War of 1812, Laura Secord walked through swamps and dense undergrowth to warn Fitzgibbon of an attack on his troops.
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was the wife of James Secord.
		Secord, whose person was slight and delicate, appeared to have been and no doubt was very much exhausted by the exertion she made in coming to me, and I have ever since held myself personally indebted to her for her conduct upon that occasion…”
	la.essortment.com /laurasecord_raee.htm (889 words)

	Laura Secord
		Most Canadians know the name of Laura Secord, although they may be a bit fuzzy on the subject of her heroic trek that saved the British and Canadian forces at the Battle of Beaver Dams during the War of 1812.
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was the young wife of James Secord, a settler in Queenston, Upper Canada.
		The food was plentiful, the wine flowed, and as the evening wore on, the officers grew boisterous and carefree, boasting of their plans to crush the remaining British resistance in the area.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do?id=10118 (732 words)

	Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. — A Drama. And Other Poems by Sarah Anne Curzon eBook by BookRags
		Among those who settled in the Niagara district were Stephen Secord, the miller of St. David’s, Major David Secord, after whom the village was named, and James Secord, the husband of the heroine of 1812.
		James Secord was living at Queenston, where he had a lumber mill and stores.
		Secord at once offered his services, which were gladly accepted, and he was present at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/7228/7.html (509 words)

	St. George's Marriages - St. Catharines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Dec. 12 - James Secord Smith and Susan Maria Hodgkinson, both of this parish; witnesses: Robert Hodgkinson, Sarah Markle, James Hodgkinson; by A. Atkinson.
		Feb. 13 - James McLean, alias McLane, Township of Louth, and Ellen Stinson, of this parish; witnesses: Ellen Stinson, John Stinson, Thomas Stinson; by Rev. Alexander Dixon.
		June 10 - James A. De Potie, Village of Georgetown, County of Halton, and Maria Brownlee, Township of Grantham; witnesses: John Robertson, Lucinda De Potie, Andrew Secord; by Henry Holland.
	www.oldniagara.ca /history/stgeorgesrom.htm (12740 words)

	The Project Gutenberg eBook of Laura Secord, The Heroine of 1812: A Drama. And Other Poems, by Sarah Anne Curzon.
		Secord was a person of slight and delicate frame; and made the effort in weather excessively warm, and I dreaded at the time that she must suffer in health in consequence of fatigue and anxiety, she having been exposed to danger from the enemy, through whose line of communication she had to pass.
		Secord's exploit was made on the 23rd of June, a time when the early summer rains that set the fruit and consecrate an abundant harvest with their blessing, nevertheless make clay banks slippery, and streams swift, and of these latter the whole Niagara district was full.
		James B. Secord, of Niagara, says in a letter to me, "My grandmother was of a modest disposition, and did not care to have her exploit mentioned, as she did not think she had done any thing extraordinary.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext05/secrd10h.htm (11852 words)

	Laura Secord
		It was this time period that permanently established the borders that run the length of both countries.
		Perhaps they did so because of the alcohol or perhaps they knew that James Secord was not a threat.
		Secord, whose person was slight and delicate, appeared to have been and no doubt was very much exhausted by the exertion she made in coming to me, and I have ever since held myself personally indebted to her for her conduct upon that occasion..." Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon
	www.canadianaconnection.com /cca/secord.htm (419 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Victorian Sensation : The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		On the other hand, Secord is uncovering what he describes as "the role of reading in creating the first mass industrial society": the thousands of encounters with Vestiges that he traces through letters, diaries, newspapers, reviews, journals.
		Vestiges was the subject of conversation: an apparently mundane observation that Secord turns into an opportunity to consider the place of "conversation about books" in civic life, the shift in ideas about what it means to read, and talk about, books in a society coming to terms with the "outpouring of print".
		In this cultural history, James Secord uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the perspective of its readers.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0226744108 (754 words)

	Canada and The War of 1812
		The British colonies, however, remained independent of the United States and their inhabitants would continue to forge what would become some fifty years later the new Canadian nation.
		Laura Secord, nee Ingersoll, was born in Massachusetts.
		Overhearing the soldiers' careless chatter about their mission to occupy the village of Beaver Dam, Laura slipped away to warn the British who were in that location.
	www.rpsc.org /Library/1812/warof1812.htm (1005 words)

	Secord Family Genealogy Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Re: Abram Secord of Trafalgar Township, Halton County - ANON-Y-MOUSE 1/29/02
		Re: Secords of Oakland Twp.,Brant Co.,Ont - reecca percy 12/02/01
		Re: Secords of Oakland Twp.,Brant Co.,Ont - rebecca percy 12/05/01
	genforum.genealogy.com /secord (2631 words)

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