Gen. Enoch Poor - Hackensack, NJ - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

Brigadier Gen. Enoch Poor was born in Massachusetts and distinguished himself in the King's military before the Revolutionary War. His Revolutionary War service included the battles at Stillwater, Saratoga, Newtown, Monmouth and Valley Forge.

He is buried here and has an unusual tomb that looks like a table. Unfortunately, the poster of this Waymark, could not enter the Church grounds to get a closer photo. The gravesite is in the table-like structure in the lower right-hand of the featured photo. See photo #6 at this website for a good photo of the site: (visit link)
See this website to see the text of the grave: (visit link)

There is a statue of Gen. Poor just a few steps away in the intersection's median..and a plaque which reads:

"Gen. Enoch Poor

REGARDED BY WASHINGTON
AND LAFAYETTE AS A GREAT
GENERAL. HE DIED NEARBY IN
1780 AND LIES BURIED IN
THE REFORMED CHURCHYARD."

A Bergen County Historical Society marker at the site makes reference to Ge. Poor and reads:

"HISTORIC FIRST
REFORMED CHURCH

Earliest records of this
pioneer Dutch church,
dated 1686, mark it as the
second oldest in New Jersey.
Old stones embedded in the
east wall show the initials
of founding families and
first settlers.
The old burying ground
contains the grave of
General Enoch Poor,
a Revolutionary officer.
His funeral was attended by Generals Washington and
Lafayette and a portion
of the American army."

Location type: Section of a Cemetery/Mass Grave Date of Birth: 6/21/1736 Date of Death: 9/8/1780 Grave Marker Text: "In Memory of the Honble. Brigadier Genl. Enoch Poor of the State of New Hampshire who Departed this Life on the 8 day of Seper. 1780 aged 44 Years" Ranks: Brigadier General Cause of death: Not listed

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