Like other colonists during her time, Ann Story (1741–1817) was a fierce woman who refused to give up her home once the Revolutionary War broke out. She played a large role in fighting with other Vermonters for the land she had worked. In fact, due to her efforts during the war, Vermont was secured and eventually added as a state in 1791.
Story was an attractive and muscular woman who could wield an axe and handle a rifle quite well. She was born in Connecticut around 1836 and married Amos Story when she was 19. With their growing family, Amos and Ann dreamed of living on their own land.
