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She was born in 1867.
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Her father was Charles Ingalls and her mother was Caroline Quiner Ingalls. They were both from pioneer families who lived in the mid 1800's. Her mother became a teacher at age 16 earning about $3 a week which she used to help support the family of nine.
After her parents' marriage they moved to a log cabin in Wisconsin. Mary was their first child, and two years later Laura was born in the Big Woods. When Laura was three they moved west to Kansas. Pa built a house of logs with a dirt floor.
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Baby Carrie joined the family. The next year they decided to return to Wisconsin.
When Laura was 7 they packed the covered wagon and moved to Minnesota. The town was Walnut Grove and their 172 acre farm was by Plum Creek.
Until Pa could build a house, they lived in a dugout, a cavelike area carved out of the earth.
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They were glad to move int