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William was born on Jul. 3, 1756 to George Colfax and Lucy Avery in New London, Connecticut. Captain William Colfax served with 1st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution. William Colfax is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002518. At the age of 17, William was commissioned as a Lieutenant into the Continental Army.
William Forrest Hammock, a mostly lifetime resident of Colfax, passed away on September 25, 2022, at his home “the last resort” in Colfax, CA after a short but mighty fight with cancer. Bill was born November 6, 1946, in Auburn, CA. Bill is survived by his wife, Sandy of 34 years, his three daughters, Dana Burwell (Keith), Cheryl Hammock ...
Colfax also served in the New Jersey Legislature from 1806 to 1813. In 1810 he was commissioned a Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia and served his country again, militarily, in the War of 1812. Death and Burial. Brigadier General William Colfax died on 9 September 1838 in Wayne, NJ. He is buried at the Colfax Family Burying Ground in ...
8. März 2023 · William Colfax died in 1838, and Hester followed him a year later. She was buried under a gravestone reading "Hester Schuyler- Wife of General William Colfax"; a simple epitaph for a woman with an apparently large personality. While she did not leave behind her own words, the recollections of her family members and later writers paint a picture of a strong-willed woman born into a life of ...
When Gen. William Colfax was born on 3 July 1756, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, George Colfax Sr, was 28 and his mother, Lucy Avery, was 27. He married Hester Schuyler on 27 August 1783, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
William Colfax (1779–1783) Military unit The Commander-in-Chief's Guard , commonly known as Washington's Life Guard , was a unit of the Continental Army that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War .
Colfax Family Burying Ground. Maintained by: Find a Grave. Originally Created by: Rich H. Added: Oct 2, 2002. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6817628. Source citation. Revolutionary War Army Officer, War of 1812 Militia General. Born in New London, Connecticut, at the age of seventeen, he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Continental Army.
