Abigail Becker
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Abigail Becker (1830-1905) known as the "Angel of Long Point" was a Canadian woman credited with saving the lives of numerous sailors caught in storms along the shores of Long Point. When the storms had past, she would wade in the water as far as she could to rescue trapped seamen from their doomed ships.
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- Details of the book The story of Abigail Becker, the heroine of Long Point, as told by her step-daughter, Mrs. Henry Wheeler
- http://www.kwic.com/~pagodavista/abigail.html
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