Colonel Charles Stewart House
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N 40° 36.433 W 074° 54.331
18T E 507992 N 4495159
Colonel Charles Stewart House located in Franklin Twp (Annandale PO), NJ.
Waymark Code: WM7K7Y
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2009
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Charles Stewart (1729 – 1800) was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Continental Congressman.
He was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1750 to pursue a career in farming. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel of militia in Hunterdon County, New Jersey in 1771. On February 15, 1776 Stewart was commissioned colonel of a battalion of Minutemen.
After the outbreak of war, Stewart was appointed commissary general of issues by the Continental Congress on June 18, 1777. He later became a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784 and 1785.
Charles Stewart died on June 24, 1800 in Flemington, New Jersey. He is interred at the Old Stone Church located in Kingwood Township in the village of Oak Summit in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
Marker Name: Colonel Charles Stewart House
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
Colonel Charles Stewart was George Washington's Commissary-General of Issues. The house was built in 1763.
Dedication Date: 12/01/2008
City: Annandale (Franklin Township)
County: Hunterdon County
Group responsible for placement: Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission Markers
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