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| This is a painting of Margret Kemble Gage (typepad.com (John singleton copley)) |
What makes a person a hero is bravery, courage, and selflessness. They don't have to fly, be super strong, or sometimes maybe human. A panda once saved a little boy who fell in her cage. There's nothing special about that panda, just that it's good at heart and a hero. Take Margaret Kemble Gage for example. She was one of the most important women in American Revolution history.
Margaret Kemble Gage was born March 9th, 1734 in Brunswick, New Jersey. Her great-grandfather was mayor of New York. Her father was a wealthy merchant and politician so she was a rich girl. She was Greek, English, French, and Dutch. So she was very exotic person for her time.
Margaret died in February 9th, 1824. This was 37 years after her husband's death. She never returned back to America to see her family. She became an Englishwoman the rest of her life.
Margaret and Thomas Gage had seven children together. She was related to many wealthy families through her mother. Her husband was the General of the British army, so was her brother. Most of her family was in the colonies.
What makes Margaret a hero is that she was a spy for the Americans. She told Joseph Warren that her husband was marching British troops on Concord and Lexington. Afterwards, Thomas sent her to England for the rest of her life. She was sent there because of the war. She was 51 when she started spying.
Margaret didn't do much after the war. She lived her life in England with her husband for the rest of her life. She never spied again and lived a happy marriage.
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