Lydia darragh biography
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Lydia Darragh
Lydia Darragh shares much in common with Betsy Ross. Both were Quaker woman who supported the war effort and both were read out of their meetings because of that support. The place of both in history is challenged because there is no concrete proof of their stories — instead, a family member brought each one's memorable act to light.
In Darragh's case, it was her daughter Ann who recounted the story years after it played out. Since Ann's telling has some information which doesn't gibe with other accounts, some historians have dismissed it outright as a concocted tale.
Lydia Darrah Giving Warning
From an engraving in
Godey's Lady's Book,
(Note the alternate spelling "Darrah")
When the British occupied Philadelphia on September 26, , Darragh was a housewife living on Second Street. The home of her neighbor John Cadwalader was occupied by General Howe for use as his headquarters during the occupation. (Cadwalader, a member of the Philadelphia Light Horse
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Heroine of the Battle of Whitemarsh
Lydia Darragh was a Quaker woman who crossed enemy lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mission was to pass information to General George Washington and the Continental Army, warning them of an impending British attack.
Lydia Barrington was born in in huvudstaden i irland, Ireland. On November 2, , she married the family tutor, William Darragh, the son of a clergyman. After a few years of marriage, they immigrated to the American colonies. Members of the Quaker faith, the couple settled in Philadelphia where there was a large Quaker community.
William worked as a tutor, and Lydia was a midwife. She gave birth to and raised five children: Charles, Ann, John, William, and Susannah; four others died in infancy.
Although Quakers are pacifists and against war and most were neutral during the Revolutionary War, the Darraghs were secretly in favor of the colonists&#; cause, and their eldest son Charles was serving i
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Lydia Darragh
Lydia Darragh | |
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Lydia Darrah School on the NRHP since December 4, At – North 17th St., Philadelphia, in the Fairmount neighborhood of North Philly. | |
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | December 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
| Spouse | William Darragh |
| Children | Charles Darragh, Ann Darragh, John Darragh, William Darragh, and Susannah Darragh |
Lydia Darragh ( – December 28, ) was an Irishwoman said to have crossed the lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War, delivering information to George Washington and the Continental Army that warned them of a pending British attack.[2] Contemporary sources claim Darragh's uncorroborated story is historically unsubstantiated.[3]
Early life
[edit]Lydia Barrington was born in in Dublin to John and Mary (Aldridge) Barrington, the youngest child of six. On November 2, , she married the family's tutor,