Maria Hill Daughter of the Regiment

Maria Hill, a contemporary of Laura Secord, was a heroine of several battles in the Anglo-American War of 1812 including the Battle of Queenston Heights, the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Battle of Chippawa serving as a surgeon's assistant, while her husband fought in the war. After the war, she became an early settler to Ottawa, Ontario and attended to the Governor General of Canada, Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond when he died in her village of Richmond, Ontario.

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Maria Hill Daughter of the Regiment
Alias (AKA)Maria Hill Maria Taylor Maria Glennon Maria Glennon-Anderson
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1791
Birth place
Winwick Cheshire , Lancashire , Warrington
Nationality
Canada
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1881
Place of death
Ottawa , Richmond Ontario
Known for
War of 1812
Richmond Ontario
Battle of Lundy's Lane
Battle of Queenston Heights
Battle of Chippawa

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