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	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.
		As Laura quietly washed the dishes, she listened to the voices of the American officers through the thin partition.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do?id=10118 (775 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Laura Secord (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Secord was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812.
		Laura Ingersoll was born to a Loyalist family in Massachusetts in 1775.
		An older version said that Laura brought a cow with her as an excuse to leave her home; another version, more likely to be true, is that she told the American officers she was going to visit her brother.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/la/Laura_Secord?title=James_Fitzgibbon (332 words)

	Early Canada Historical Narratives -- LAURA SECORD, HOMESPUN HEROINE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Secord although advanced in years (she was 85 in 186) went to the office of the clerk of the peace at Niagara a month before the prince's arrival where she insisted on signing the address over the objections of the clerk.
		Laura's petition, the prince's reward and the press reports both engendered, helped to establish the wide public acclaim for her heroic deed.
		Laura's many trials and tribulations apparently did not have any lasting effects on her health, since she died in 1868 at the age of 93.
	www.uppercanadahistory.ca /1812/18127.html (2000 words)

	19th Century Conflict and Change in Canada - Laura Secord (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was born in Massachusetts on September 13, 1775.
		Laura Secord was born in the British colony of Massachutte.
		Laura and her husband overheard the American soliders' plan of attacking the British force.The Americans were planning an assult against LT.James Fitzgibbon at Bever Dam.If this were to happen the Niagara Pennsula would be ruled by the Amricans.
	smcdsb.on.ca /mdy/secord.htm (478 words)

	Laura Secord
		Though Laura was born in the United States and had family living across the border, she was loyal to the British Crown and the defense of the colony.
		Laura left the house at the crack of dawn, dressed in a cotton dress with a long straight skirt and a white bonnet.
		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 Homestead - Niagara Parks, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
		During the war of 1812, a brave woman set out on a perilous journey in the service of her country, and stepped forever into the history and folklore of Niagara.
		the residence of Canadian heroine Laura Secord from 1803 to 1835.
		the starting point of Laura Secord's perilous 32 kilometre (20 mile) journey to warn the British of an imminent American surprise attack in June of 1813 during the War of 1812.
	www.niagaraparks.com /heritage/laurasecord.php (400 words)

	Laura Secord Homestead, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
		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 Laura Secord Homestead is part of the Niagara Heritage Trail attraction maintained by the Niagara Parks Commission.
	niagarafallsmarriott.com /index.php/screen/laura_secord_homestead (0 words)

	The War of 1812
		Laura Secord is presented to the Prince of Wales
		Laura Ingersoll was born in 1775 to a wealthy Massachusetts family.
		Laura's contribution was not public knowledge at the time because the Secord family was still living behind enemy lines and feared revenge from American sympathizers in the community.
	www.galafilm.com /1812/e/people/secord.html (502 words)

	Laura Secord Information
		Laura Secord (née Ingersoll) (September 13, 1775 – October 17, 1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812.
		Laura and James are buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario at a monument (with a bust of Laura on top) close to that marking the Battle of Lundy's Lane.
		Secord, and Miss Rachel, went to Lundy's Lane on Saturday to participate in the unveiling of a monument erected there as a tribute to the memory of Canada's heroine, Laura Secord.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Laura_Secord (832 words)

	Secord, Laura
		Dramatizes Secord's journey to warn of an American attack during the War of 1812, and portrays the role of the Kahnawake Mowhawks in repelling the invasion More
		Secord, Laura, née Ingersoll, heroine of the WAR OF 1812 (b at Great Barrington, Mass 13 Sept 1775; d at Chippawa [Niagara Falls], Ont 17 Oct 1868).
		During the War of 1812, Laura walked 30 km from Queenston to Beaver Dams to warn the British officer, James FitzGibbon, that the Americans were planning to attack his outpost.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007258 (175 words)

	Famous Women Biography: Laura Secord
		Laura’s entire life was changed dramatically when her mother died in 1783, leaving Laura the oldest of four girls.
		Laura Secord quickly dressed her children and brought them to a relative’s home in the countryside where they would be safe.
		Laura knew that she could not leave the house for an extended period without raising suspicions so she requested a pass to visit an ill relative.
	mdmd.essortment.com /whoislaurasec_rjcg.htm (1120 words)

	Laura Secord - Early Canadian Hero
		Laura Secord is respected as a true hero in that, but for her, Canada might have been another part of United States.
		Laura and her family travelled to a nearby farm where it was more safe.
		Laura went to the battle front looking for her husband who had not returned home; she found him bleeding and they returned home where she nursed him..
	deena.ca /secord_laura.html (423 words)

	Laura Secord \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Laura Secord (née Ingersoll) (September 13, 1775 – October 17, 1868) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812.
		Suffering the aftermath of the American Revolution, her father, Thomas Ingersoll, moved the family to the Canadas in 1795, and in 1797 she married the Loyalist James Secord, son of an officer of Butler's Rangers (the Ingersolls themselves were not Loyalists).
		On October 13, 1812, James Secord was injured at the Battle of Queenston Heights, part of the emerging War of 1812.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Laura_Secord (138 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Connie Brummel Crook - Laura Secord's Brave Walk at Epinions.com
		Laura Secord is a young Canadian wife and mother in June 1812.
		Laura Secord's Brave Walk is an excellent book presenting another view of the war the United States and the British soldiers waged against one another for a second time.
		Laura Secord's Brave Walk It is a ‘read to’ book for younger children 5 -8, and a read alone work by middle grades.
	www.epinions.com /content_345231167108 (819 words)

	CM Magazine: Laura Secord
		Maxine Trottier's Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord is a fictitious look at Laura's childhood, and it echoes some of the larger themes that are the focus of the other two titles and the folklore surrounding the Laura Secord story.
		This Laura also has an encounter with a group of native men at the end of her journey, but these men are accompanied by her father in a search for her and are not equated with danger.
		Connie Brummel Crook's Laura Secord's Brave Walk keeps fairly true to the historical record, although no mention is made of her niece Elizabeth's attempt to accompany her on the difficult trek.
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/cm/vol8/no13/laura.html (868 words)

	Laura Secord@Everything2.com
		Laura Ingersoll was born in 1775, in Massachusetts.
		Laura's role in the war effort was not formally recognized until 1860, when Edward VII (At the time still only the Prince of Wales), on a visit to the Canadas, visited her and presented her with an award of £100.
		In 1969, Laura Secord was acquired from the O'Connor family by Ault Foods Limited, which is a division of John Labatt Limited.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1075820 (1190 words)

	Laura Secord - History - About Ontario (Government of Ontario, Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Laura Ingersoll came to Upper Canada with her father in 1795 and settled in this area.
		Secord's house, a simple frame building, was restored (1971-72), and remains as a memorial to this exceptional act of patriotism.
		During the War of 1812 Laura Secord was able to warn the British troops of a planned American attack.
	www.gov.on.ca /ont/navigation/NavigationController.jsp?PageName=General&docid=004691&lang=en (182 words)

	Laura Secord · "Canada's Paul Revere" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Ingersoll Secord was born on September 13, 1775 to a Loyalist family in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
		On October 13, 1812, James Secord was injured at the Battle of Queenston Heights, which was included in the War of 1812.
		When Laura was eighty five years old in 1860, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), heard of her story while travelling in Canada.
	www.freewebs.com /laura_secord (310 words)

	Laura Secord
		Laura Secord was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on September 13, 1775 to Thomas and Sarah Ingersoll.
		James Secord was the son of a loyalist officer of Butler's Rangers who brought the family to Niagara in 1778.
		At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Laura was thirty-eight years of age and the mother of five children, while James was a sergeant in the 1(st)Lincoln militia.
	www.mysteriesofcanada.com /Ontario/secord.htm (350 words)

	Marsha Ann Tate \| Looking for Laura Secord on the Web: Using a Famous Figure from the War of 1812 as a Model for ...
		Laura overheard the conversation and was terrified to here [sic] the men were planning a surprise attack on Canadian forces near a place called Beaver Dams....
		For example, in Flames Across the Border, Pierre Berton suggests Laura Secord's circumspection and vagueness concerning her source for the American plans were due to the fact that it was "not in her interest to give her source" since her informant may quite possibly have been an American still living in the United States.
		Laura and Elizabeth finally got out of the swamp but that was only half of the journey, there was still 'The Mountain' (local name for the Niagara Escarpment which is steep and covered with dense forest).
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ht/38.2/tate.html (4898 words)

	Laura Secord (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Laura Ingersoll was born in Massachusetts but her father refused to live under the US government so they went to live in Upper Canada (Southern Ontario.)
		Laura and James's sister left the children at St. David's in the care of Laura's daughter.
		Laura returned home, and kept quiet about what she did, because she was afraid of the Americans returning and arresting her.
	ccv.northwestcompany.com /secord.html (898 words)

	Laura Secord: A Great Canadian: Weekly Feature at the Pearson Adult Learning Centre (School District 40, New ...
		The name Laura Secord is a familiar one to chocolate lovers, and a timely one to remember as Valentine's Day approaches on February 14.
		In 1813, Laura's hometown of Queenston, Ontario was American-occupied.
		Laura Secord was a great Canadian and a powerful illustration of the adage that one person can make a difference— then, even a woman!
	palc.sd40.bc.ca /palc/feature/02-01/laurasecord.htm (430 words)

	Laura Secord Welcomes Thibaud Jaillet
		Laura Secord Welcomes an exchange student from France.
		Laura Secord is pleased to welcome Thibaud Jaillet, an exchange student from Strasbourg, France.
		The logos and trademarks used on this site are the property of Laura Secord and their respective owners.
	www.dsbn.edu.on.ca /Schools/LauraScrds/articles/thibaud.htm (177 words)

	There’s more to Laura Secord than just chocolate - Features
		The 32-km excursion lasted over 18 hours as Laura endured the intense heat of the sun, possibility of confronting hostile Indians, blistering bloody feet, untamed wilderness; rattlesnakes, wolves, wildcats and the probability of being questioned as a female walking alone near enemy lines.
		Laura was successful in reaching Fitzgibbon when she encountered and was escorted by an allied native of the British to DeCew.
		“The commemoration of Secord as an Upper Canadian heroine didn’t begin overnight, it did not begin for some decades actually… from 1821 in various petitions to the Upper Canadian government for patronage positions the Secords, mentioned her contribution and service to her country.
	media.www.brockpress.com /media/storage/paper384/news/2002/03/05/Features/There8217s.More.To.Laura.Secord.Than.Just.Chocolate-204429-page2.shtml (395 words)

	--- To know the real Laura Secord, keep walking
		Laura Secord is the subject of TWO new picture books for ages nine and under!
		The second Laura book is "Laura: A Childhood Tale of Laura Secord," written by Maxine Trottier and illustrated by Karen Reczuch.
		The dust jacket says "we all know the true story of Laura Secord and her long trek....." This is simply untrue for children under age nine.
	www.liangoodall.com /reviews/toknowthereallaurasecord.html (704 words)

	Random House for High School Teachers \| Catalog \| Laura Secord by Janet Lunn; illustrated by Maxwell Newhouse
		Laura Secord never thought of herself as brave.
		Laura Secord’s dreadful journey has been long celebrated in story.
		Laura Secord: A Story of Courage is his first picture book.
	www.randomhouse.com /highschool/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780887765384&view=print (420 words)

	Gordon Brothers Group successful bidder for Laura Secord
		The auction was conducted under the supervision of RSM Richter Inc., the Interim Receiver appointed by the Court to monitor the Laura Secord sale process.
		We wish them well." Tim Weichel, President of Laura Secord, added "We are pleased to be working with Gordon Brothers, whose significant expertise and solid reputation will prove instrumental in helping to take our business to the next level." The sale to Gordon Brothers is subject to Court approval.
		Laura Secord's business is conducted by Archibald Candy (Canada) Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Laura Secord Holdings Corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Archibald U.S..
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-23-2004/0002217042&EDATE= (671 words)

	The Canadian Military Heritage Project - War of 1812. Laura Secord. Find your military ancestors and learn their ...
		Laura decided she had to get word to FitzGibbons of the planned attack, and set out at four in the morning to walk the 32 kilometres to the Decew house where FitzGibbons was staying.
		When Laura finally reached the top of the mountain after an 18 hour ordeal, she was exhausted and lost.
		Secord arrived at my Station about sunset of an excessively warm day, after having walked about twelve miles which I at the time thought was an exertion which a person of her slender frame and delicate appearance was unequal to make."
	www.rootsweb.com /~canmil/1812/bios/laura.htm (673 words)

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