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The Remarkable Life of Maria Boyd: A Spy, Mother, and Widow

Maria Boyd, born on May 4, 1844, in Martinsburg, Virginia, faced numerous challenges from a young age, caring for her family during her father's absence in the war. Educated at an all-female college, she became a spy at just 17, undertaking dangerous missions and delivering secret messages. Despite a tumultuous life, marked by love, despair, and multiple arrests, Maria's resilience shone through. After her marriage brought complications, she returned to America as a mother and widow, ultimately remarrying and raising four children. She passed away on June 11, 1900, leaving a legacy of courage.

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The Remarkable Life of Maria Boyd: A Spy, Mother, and Widow

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  1. By: Michael Thornton Maria Boyd

  2. Maria BoydBirth/Family • Maria was born May 4, 1844 Martinsburg Virginia. • She had to tend her sister, brother, mother, and grandmother when her father went into war.

  3. Maria Boydyoung adult/Adulthood • She went to an all female college(Washington college). • She killed a skirmish army man.

  4. Maria Boydyoung adult/adulthood • Maria would take secret messages to people. • The Union war department got suspicious so they hired a secret detective to come and arrest her.

  5. Maria Boydyoung adult/adulthood • Married the man who started her career. • He sent her to jail. • Her romance got her into and out of trouble.

  6. Maria BoydAdulthood • She followed a skirmish near falling water. • She killed a drunken soldier man.

  7. Maria BoydAdulthood • Maria started her spy business at age 17. • Maria also took up acting lessons to improve her career.

  8. Maria Boyd Adulthood • Maria got arrested 6 or 7 times. • She gave up her career as a spy

  9. Maria BoydAdulthood • Maria came back to America a mother and a widow. • She remarries two more times divorced one. • 16 years later she has four kids. • At age 58 she dies of a heart attack ( June 11, 1900 Kilbourne Wisconsin.

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