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Sybil was born April 5, 1761. She was the eldest child of Colonel Henry Ludington.
Sybil was known for riding her horse to alert colonial forces in advance of British Forces. The colonial forces were under the control of her father, Colonel Henry Ludington, and the British troops were planning to invade Danbury, Connecticut. [1] This was similar to Paul Revere's midnight ride. It was actually twice the distance (approx 40 miles of woods at night [2]) of Paul Revere's ride while she was only 16 years old. [3]
Lewis S. Patrick, Sybil's great-nephew, wrote about her ride in 1907. Until then it had mostly been family lore.[2] SAR biography states it was her great grandson that wrote about it. [1]
Sybil married Edmund Ogden (a Revolutionary War veteran) at age twenty-three years old in 1784. [1]
She is buried next to her father at the Patterson Presbyterian Cemetery (also known as Maple Avenue Cemetery) in Patterson, New York. [3] Plaque at the cemetery honoring her father Colonel Henry Ludington, and Sybil.
Name is spelled differently on her tombstone, (Sibbell) in census records and in her signature.[2]
Was visited by George Washington himself after the war and thanked personally for her ride when he visited her home.[2]
In commemoration of her ride there are:
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