Presbyterian minister James Caldwell
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Presbyterian minister James Caldwell was a prominent American Revolutionary War chaplain and patriot known for his fervent support of the Continental Army and his martyr-like death.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presbyterian minister James Caldwell canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War chaplain
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Presbyterian minister ⓘ patriot ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1734-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cub Creek, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
local place names in New Jersey
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monuments in Elizabeth, New Jersey ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1781-11-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPart | parsonage at Connecticut Farms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rev. ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Presbyterian support for American independence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fervent support of the American Revolution
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martyr-like death during the American Revolution ⓘ patriotic sermons to Continental soldiers ⓘ supplying hymn books as wadding for soldiers’ muskets at the Battle of Springfield ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | chaplain ⓘ |
| movement | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| nickname | The Fighting Parson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ death of his wife Hannah Caldwell by British forces in 1780 ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as chaplain in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 9 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chaplain
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minister ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown ⓘ |
| relative | Elias Boudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| religiousTitle | Reverend ⓘ |
| residence | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannah Caldwell
NERFINISHED
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Hannah Ogden Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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