Plaque commémorative de Laura Ingersoll Secord

LAURA INGERSOLL SECORD 1775-1868

Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Laura Ingersoll
came to Upper Canada with her father in 1795, and settled in
this area. About two years later she married James Secord,
a United Empire Loyalist, and within seven years they had
moved to this site from nearby St. Davids. From here, during
the war of 1812, Laura Secord set out on an arduous 19-
mile journey to warn the local British commander, Lieutenant
James Fitzgibbon, of an impending American attack. The
courage and tenacity displayed on this occasion in June
1813 places her in the forefront of the province's heroines.
Mrs. Secord's house, a simple frame building, was restored
(1971-72), and remains as a memorial to the exceptional
act of patriotism.

Erected by the Archaeological and Heritage Sites Board, Archives of Ontario