Laura Secord Research Paper

Laura secord Many people know the story of Lara Secord but some of you may be a bit fuzzy on the details. Laura Secord was born Sep.t 13,1775 a Wednesday. When laura was 8 years old her mother died leaving Four little girls to her father. Her father remarried 3 times and had a large family, by his third wife. Laura was married at the age of 20 in 1797. She had six daughters and one son. She was married to James Secord a son of a loyalist. They first lived at St David's but then settled in Queenston. Early in the War of 1812, James, was wounded in the battle of Queenston Heights and was rescued from the battlefield by his wife. The next summer, when neither side had a firm hold of the Niagara peninsula, Laura overheard on 21st of June 1813,( because, oh I don’t know she was eavesdropping on the conversation) of some American officers dining at her house, that the Americans intended to surprise the British outpost at Beaver Dams and capture the officer in charge, Lieutenant …show more content…
She went first to St David's where she was joined by her niece, Elizabeth Secord, and then to Shipman’s Corners. Elizabeth was exhausted and Laura went on alone. She was uncertain of the way but went on alone following the general direction of the Twelve Mile Creek. That night, after crossing the creek on a fallen tree, Laura came unexpectedly on an First Nations encampment. She was scared, but after she explained her mission to the chief he took her to FitzGibbon. Two days later, on the 24th of June 1813, an American force under Colonel Charles Boerstler was ambushed near Beaver Dams by about 400 First Nations led by Dominique Ducharme and William Johnson Kerr. FitzGibbon and persuaded Boerstler to surrender with 462 men to his own 50 men. In the official reports of the victory no mention was made of Laura