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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 This article is about the War of 1812 contributor. For the chocolate company, see Laura Secord Chocolates. Laura Secord Secord in 1865 Born Laura Ingersoll (1775-09-13) 13 September 1775 Great Barrington, Province of Massachusetts Bay Died 17 October ...
In 1913, he opened the Laura Secord candy store on (at 354) Yonge Street. In 1919 he expanded across Canada and into the United States, where the chain was known as Fanny Farmer candy stores. [ 4 ] In 1923 Laura Secord became the first candy manufacturer in the world to introduce a profit-sharing plan.
The Laura Secord Legacy Trail in the Niagara region is a 32 kilometres (20 mi)trail constructed as a monument to Laura Secord's journey to warn the British during the War of 1812. [33] Laura Secord's home from 1803 to 1835 still stands in the village of Queenston near the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights and is operated as a museum. [34]
In 1969, Laura Secord was sold by the O'Connor family to John Labatt Limited. [1] In 1983 it was acquired by British-owned Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery of York, England. Its successor, Nestlé's Canadian unit, sold it in 1998 [2] to Archibald Candy Corporation of Chicago, [3] which they then sold to Gordon Brothers LLC of Boston in 2004. [4]
He is best known as the father of Laura Secord, who warned the British of an impending American attack on Upper Canada during the War of 1812. He was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, later moving to Great Barrington where, aside from his trade as a hatter, he also served as constable and tax collector. [1] In 1775, he married Elizabeth Dewey.
Laura Secord warns James FitzGibbon of an impending American attack, June 1813 during the War of 1812, by Lorne Kidd Smith, ca. 1920, Library and Archives Canada. Laura Secord Legacy Trail is a 32-kilometer (20 mile) trail as a monument to Laura Secord's journey and legacy. It includes the Laura Secord Commemorative Walk that was established in ...
Due to the historical significance of the structure, the lower part of the stone walls were preserved. The Power Commission installed a flagstone floor and a plaque explaining the history of the structure. The Laura Secord Legacy Trail was established to commemorate Secord's walk on June 22, 2013; the 200th anniversary of it. [8]
Charles Fortescue Ingersoll (September 27, 1791 – August 18, 1832) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.. He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1791, the son of Thomas Ingersoll and younger half-brother of Laura Ingersoll (later Laura Secord).