Sybil Ludington
1761-1839
By Rachel Garrett
Early life
- Sybil Ludington was born to Abigail and Colonel Henry Ludington
- She was the eldest of twelve children
- And grew up in Patterson New York
Sybil Ludington
*War hero
Abigail Ludington
*Mother of Sybil
Colonel Henry Ludington
*Father of Sybil first cousin of Abigail
Teen years
When Sybil turned 16 she started taking care of the youngens
When she was a teen she also did her hero act
The hero act
On April 26 1777 news came out that the British were coming.
Sybil rode off farther than Paul Revere and warned people that the British were coming
She rode forty miles in all.
When she reached her home four hundred men were ready to attack.
Sybil reward
After Sybil hero act she got to meet George Washington He thanked for her brave act.
He allowed her to be in the war, she accepted
Later years
Sybil married in October 1784 she was 23.
She married Lawyer Edward Ogden.
She spent the rest of her life in Undilla New York with there son Harry.
Her death
Sybil Ludington died on February 26 1839 at the age of 45
In Memory of Sybil Ludington
- In honor of her they renamed her hometown Ludingtonville
- They also made a statue of her riding out to warn people that the regulars were coming
- They also made a stamp too