caption death_date death_place children birth_place nationality name parents birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name
secord in 1865 17 october 1868 village of chippawa , ontario , canada mary -lrb- 1803 -rrb- charles badeau -lrb- 1809 -rrb- appolonia -lrb- -lrb- 1810 -rrb- laura ann -lrb- 1815 -rrb- hannah -lrb- 1817 1799 -rrb- -rrb- charlotte -lrb- 1801 -rrb- harriet great barrington , province of massachusetts bay canadian laura secord thomas -rrb- ingersoll elizabeth ingersoll -lrb- & nbsp ; dewey 13 & nbsp ; september & nbsp ; 1775 james -- 1841 -rrb- secord -lrb- m. married & nbsp ; 1797 file : mrs james secord.jpg laura secord
 laura ingersoll
laura secord

laura secord -lrb- ingersoll ; 13 september 1775 -- 17 october 1868 -rrb- was a canadian heroine of the war of 1812 .
she is known for having walked out of american-occupied territory in 1813 to warn british forces of an impending american attack .
her contribution to the war was little known during her lifetime , but since her death she has been frequently honoured in canada .
though secord had no relation to it , most canadians associate her with the laura secord chocolates company , named after her on the centennial of her walk .
laura secord 's father , thomas ingersoll , lived in massachusetts and fought on the side of the patriots during the revolutionary war -lrb- 1775 -- 1783 -rrb- .
in 1795 he moved his family to the niagara region of upper canada after he had applied for and received a land grant .
shortly after , laura married loyalist james secord , who was later seriously wounded at the battle of queenston heights early in the war of 1812 .
while he was still recovering in 1813 , the americans invaded the niagara peninsula , including queenston .
during the occupation , secord acquired information about a planned american attack , and stole away on the morning of 22 june to inform lieutenant james fitzgibbon in the territory still controlled by the british .
the information helped the british and their mohawk warrior allies repel the invading americans at the battle of beaver dams .
her effort was forgotten until 1860 , when the future king edward vii awarded the impoverished widow # 100 for her service .
the story of laura secord has taken on mythological overtones in canada .
her tale has been the subject of books , plays , and poetry , often with many embellishments .
since her death , canada has bestowed honours on her , including schools named after her , monuments , a museum , a memorial stamp and coin , and a statue at the valiants memorial in the canadian capital .
