From the March 30, 2017, Observer "War of 1812 heroine: Plaque dedication to be held for Celea Sampson 'Widow' Cole.
A plaque will be placed at the Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum in Dunkirk, New York (along Lake Erie). The State of New York Society, United States Daughters of 1812 will hold the dedication at 2 p.m., April 1, 2017.
Celea Cole was the wife of Seth Cole, the first settler in the Dunkirk area and a Revolutionary War soldier. He died in 1810.During the War of 1812, she served as a patrol to alarm neighbors of British attacks, fed soldiers stationed near her home. She even melted her pewter dishes and teapot to make bullets.
--Bock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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