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Do you know who Molly Pitcher is? Well, I will be telling you about the things she did and what was happening in her life. Molly Pitcher is great in history or biography. People enjoy learning about Molly Pitcher still this day! Birth, Childhood, and Early Years of Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher’s birth or born is on October 13, 1754, near Trenton, New Jersey. As a child, Molly Pitcher was a servant girl. In 1768, she moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she met William Calso, known as John Hays, a local barber. Molly Pitcher’s real name is Mary Ludwig. Family, Education, Marriage, and Kids of Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher married William Hays, when she was sixteen. Her family is Maria Margaretha Ludwick, mother, John Georg

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