Colonel Henry Ludington - Patterson, NY
Posted by: neoc1
N 41° 30.870 W 073° 36.731
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The grave of Colonel Henry Ludington is located in the Presbyterian Cemetery section of Maple Avenue Cemetery in Patterson, NY.
Waymark Code: WMPB7Q
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
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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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