Molly Pitcher

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Molly Pitcher

• Taylor L.
• Mrs. Abraham
• May 25, 2006

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Who was Molly Pitcher?

• She was a Patriot.
• Was a slave.
• A woman girl that fought in the battle at
  Monmouth.

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Statue of Molly Pitcher
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Reenactment of Molly Pitcher
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Family History

• Molly Pitcher was born on October 13, 1754.
• She was born in Philadelphia.
• She grew up on her parents dairy farm.
• Her full name is Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley.

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Adulthood

• Molly got married in December 1775.
• She got married to John Hays, after his death, in
  early marriage she got married to George
  McCauley, war friend of her 1 husband.

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Battle of Monmouth

• The battle started on June 28, 1778, it was a
  very hot and muggy.
• She fought in the war because she saw her husband
  in pain and he fired the main cannon and she
  decided to help him.

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Awards and Death

• She got A pendinship from George Washington .
• She died Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
• For her death she got a war ceremony.

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Work Cited

• Compton's. Chicago 1989
• Martian, James Kirby. World Book. Chicago 1989
• King, David C. The First Facts about American
  Heroes and Heroines. New York 1996