Laura Secord

Laura Secord

female, deceased (1868)
American migrant to Canada, Battle of Beaver Dams, Niagara peninsula, Pre-Confederation Ontario, NorthAmericancolonialwomeninwarfare, Queenston…American Canadian, american revolution, American
Laura Secord (née Ingersoll) was a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. She is known as Canada's Paul Revere. Laura Ingersoll was born in Great B...
Mary Jemison

Mary Jemison

female, deceased (1833)
Scots-Irish, New York colonial, Pennsylvania colonial, Seneca, Seneca tribe, allegheny…American captivity narrative, NorthAmericancolonialwomeninwarfare
Mary Jemison was an American frontierswoman and an adopted [Seneca Nation|Seneca]. Mary Jemison was born to Thomas and Jane Jemison aboard the ship...
Mollie Monroe

Mollie Monroe

female, deceased (1902)
Gambler, love, prostitute, prostitution, American, tourist…NorthAmericancolonialwomeninwarfare
Mary E. Sawyer (1846-1902), better known as Mollie Monroe, was an American old west woman who was known for crossdressing and for her liaisons with...
Mary Campbell

Mary Campbell

female, deceased (1801)
Ohio colonial, Pennsylvania colonial, American captivity narrative, settler, western reserve, American…colonial, Native American, NorthAmericancolonialwomeninwarfare
Mary Campbell (1748-1801) was an American colonial settler, taken captive by Native Americans during the French and Indian War, and believed to...

Catherine Montour

female, deceased (1804)
Seneca, Woman warrior, Sullivan Expedition, Seneca Nation, NorthAmericancolonialwomeninwarfare, Seneca Lake…Native American, american revolution, Women ruler
Madame Catherine (also Catharine) Montour, or Queen Catharine (1710-1804), was born in New France and became a prominent woman among the Iroquois...