Molly+Pitcher

Molly Pitcher by Alison Mary Ludwing was born near Philadephia in 1754. She married William Hays. Mary Ludwing Hays became known as Molly Pitcher. During the battle of Monmouth on June 28,1778 she helped her husband and the other soldiers. It was a very hot day and the soldiers were very thirsty. Molly went to a nearby river and filled a pitcher with water for the soldiers. Her husband got heat stroke and couldn't fight so Molly helped fire the cannon. She also brought water to swab out the cannon after each shot. Her actions caused her to earn the nickname Molly Pitcher. After the war she and her husband reaturned to Pennsylvania until his death in 1787. then she married George McCauly. In 1822 Molly earned $40 a year.