Abigail Becker

Abigail Becker (née Jackson; March 14, 1830, or 1831 – March 21, 1905), known as the Angel of Long Point, was a Canadian farmer and trapper who saved the lives of seventeen people across five unique incidents. These included rescuing two individuals who had fallen down separate wells when Becker was a child, and later as an adult, sailors caught in storms along the shores of Long Point on Lake Erie during three different shipwrecks. She ran a farmstead in Ontario and raised nineteen children: eleven biological children, six step-children, and two that were adopted.

Becker was recognized for acts of bravery and risking her life multiple times in hazardous conditions. She received national and international honors, including awards from the Government of Canada, Queen Victoria, and King Edward VII. Becker remains widely known as the Angel of Long Point.