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When was she born?

Margaret Catherine (or Kate Barry) was born on November, 29, 1752 to Charles and Marry Moore in Anson, South Carolina.

9/29/1823 in South Carolina

In 1781, Margaret Catherine was asked to help out with the Revolutionary war because she knew every trail, short cut and every piece of land around her and she knew where and who the patriots were. She asked the patriots to help out with the war while helping General Morgan. She also sent secret messages back and forth. Kate helped General Morgan set up a trap for the Brittish. After a couple try's with

the trap, the Brittish were defeated.

Sources:

theamericanrevolution.org

t.answers.com

womanoftheamericanrevolution.com

en.wikipedia.org

score.rims.k12.ca.us

What was Margaret like?

Kate was a very intelligent young girl. Kate had 11 siblings and was an excellent horse woman and knew all of the Indian trails and secret paths around her.

when did Margaret die?

Fun Facts:

Margaret was 71 when she died

Margaret had 11 siblings

her nickname was "Kate"

Margaret Catherine Moore

Were going old school.......

why is she a big part in the revolutionary war?

Margaret is a big part of the revolutionary war because she persuaded the patriots to fight in the war.

what is her story

Margaret is a big part of the revolutionary war because she persuaded the patriots to fight in the war. The name of Kate Barry is also surrounded by a tradition of other heroic deeds. In one of these stories, Kate heard Tory soldiers coming across the Tyger River near her father's house. She tied her two-year-old daughter Catherine to the bedpost and rode to her husband's unit for help. In another story, the Tories (Americans who supported the British) came to her house and demanded information about the whereabouts of her husband and his troops. When she said that she would not give them any information about her husband, the Tories tied her up and whipped her three times with a leash! (What terrible people!) In another incident, Kate Barry barely escaped the Tories as she swam her horse across the deep,rising waters of the Pacolet River to safety. Today, the spirit of Kate Barry lives on at her restored plantation home at Walnut Grove.

what we admire about Margaret Catherine.

What we admire about Margaret Catherine is that she volunteered to become a scout.

what did she do in the war?

Questions: why did Margaret offer to be a scout for the patriots?

Why did she tie her 2 year old daughter to the bedpost in one of her stories?

When did she get married?

in 1767 At the age of age 15, Kate got married to Andrew Berry and moved to Spartan burg, county.

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