Gen. James Giles – Bridgeton, New Jersey
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BruceS
N 39° 25.710 W 075° 14.714
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Grave of Revolutionary War veteran at the Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Waymark Code: WMNWMA
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2015
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James Giles entered the Continental Army sometime prior to 1776. In March 1776, he was appointed Lieutenant in the 2d or New York Regiment of Artillery, continued in service until 1782. At that time he put his military on hold to pursue his law profession. In 1793 he returned briefly to the military and was commissioned a Brigadier General in the Cumberland Brigade of the New Jersey militia. He continued his practice of law in Bridgeton, New Jersey until his death on July 23, 1825.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: 1759/1760
Date of Death: July 23, 1825
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
Sacred
to the memory
of
JAMES GILES
who departed this life
July 23d 1825,
in the 66th year
of his age
Ranks:
Lieutenant
Brigadier General
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