General William Colfax

1756 - 1838  (82 years)

• Name	William Colfax
  Title	General
  Birth	3 Jul 1756	New London, New London, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Continental Army, American Revolution
  	He was wounded in battle three times. He became Captain of the Guard while serving on General George Washington's Life Guard.
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  Death	9 Sep 1838	Passaic County, New Jersey
  Burial	Colfax Family Burying Ground, Wayne, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Sarah Colfax,   b. 30 Jul 1750
  2. George Colfax,   b. 9 Feb 1752
  3. Ebenezer Colfax,   b. 15 Sep 1753
  4. Lucy Colfax,   b. 27 Mar 1755
  5. Sergeant Jonathan Colfax,   b. 12 Mar 1758
  6. Ann Colfax,   b. 12 Apr 1760
  7. Robert Colfax,   b. 26 Dec 1761
  8. John Colfax,   b. 21 Nov 1763
  9. Mary Colfax,   b. 8 Jan 1766
  Person ID	I39315	Nagel
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	George Colfax, Sr,   b. 5 Dec 1727, New London, New London, Connecticut d. 28 Mar 1766, New London, New London, Connecticut (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lucy Avery,   b. 27 Jan 1729, Groton, New London, Connecticut d. 4 Oct 1804, Groton, New London, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F12296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hester Schuyler,   b. 1757   d. 27 Oct 1839 (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. George Washington Colfax,   b. 1784  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Lucy Colfax,   b. 1789  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Elizabeth Colfax,   b. 1790  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Schuyler Washington Colfax,   b. 3 Aug 1792, Pompton Plains, Morris, New Jersey d. 20 Oct 1822, New York, New York, New York (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Maria Colfax,   b. 1795   d. 1823 (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. William Washington Colfax,   b. 1797   d. 1876 (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F12297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Jul 1756 - New London, New London, Connecticut Death - 9 Sep 1838 - Passaic County, New Jersey Burial - - Colfax Family Burying Ground, Wayne, Passaic, New Jersey, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  General William Colfax.