Colonel Henry Ludington - Patterson, NY - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

During the Revolutionary War Colonel Henry Ludington was the commander of the 7th Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia. This volunteer regiment fought in the Battle of Ridgefield in April, 1777. He is the father of Sybil Ludington. After Colonel Ludington he was notified of the British burning of Danbury, CT, his daughter Sybil embarked on a famous forty mile horseback ride, at night, in the rain, to muster Colonel Ludington's militia to support the colonist efforts during the Battle of Ridgefield.

His marble gravestone has a bronze plaque placed by the Enoch Crosby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution identifying him as a Revolutionary Soldier 1775 -1783. He lies next to his wife Abigail and daughter Sibbell (Sybil).

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 5/25/1739 Date of Death: 1/24/1817 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: Plaque: REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER COL. HENRY LUDINGTON 1775 (EMBLEM OF THE DAR} 1783 PLACED BY THE ENOCH CROSBY CHAPTER D.A.R. Gravestone: In Memory of Henry Ludington Who Died Jan. 24, 1817 aged 78 years. Ranks: Colonel

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