Maria Hill, Daughter of the Regiment

Maria Hill
Born	1791 Winwick, Warrington, Lancashire, UK
Died	11 Sept 1881 Richmond, Ontario, Canada (Ottawa)
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Maria Hill, Maria Taylor, Maria Glennon, Maria Glennon-Anderson
Occupation	Surgeons' assistant, tavern owner
Known for	Anglo-American War of 1812, Battle of Lundy's Lane, Battle of Chippawa, Battle of Queenston Heights, Early settler Richmond

Maria Hill (1791–1881), a contemporary of Laura Secord, was a heroine of several battles in the Anglo-American War of 1812 including the Battle of Queenston Heights, the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Battle of Chippawa serving as a surgeon's assistant, while her husband fought in the war. After the war, she became an early settler to Ottawa, Ontario and attended to the Governor General of Canada, Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond when he died in her village of Richmond, Ontario.

Little is known of her early years, but it is thought that she was born Maria Woods in Winwick, Warrington, Lancashire, UK to Dr. & Mrs Woods in 1791, Maria's father died between 1791 and 1799. Her mother remarried to Mr. Greenhall, a recruiter for the British Army. In 1799, her mother then died in Tuam, Ireland. Mr. Greenhall brought Maria to Canada in 1803. She was referred to as a "Daughter of the Regiment" because of her stepfathers' service to the British Army and her upbringing in the Niagara region British Army forts.

After arriving in Canada, Maria was living in Amherstberg, Ontario (likely at Fort Malden). On 5 May 1811, at the age of 20 she was married under the name Maria Woods to Andrew Hill of the 100th Regiment of Foot by curate Richard Pollard at St. John's Anglican Church, Sandwich in the presence of Edna Lee Croft and George Ironside (store keeper). Shortly thereafter, hostilities broke out at the Detroit/Sandwich border and the 100th Regiment of Foot was called to arms.

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