Darien in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Rev. Dr. Moses Mather

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 6, 2023

1. Rev. Dr. Moses Mather Marker

Inscription. 1894.
On Sunday, July 22, 1781,
while engaged in public worship
in the building then occupying this site
Rev. Dr. Moses Mather
and fifty men of this congregation were captured
by British troops and taken to New York
There several of them
perished in prison.

A people that jeoparded their lives unto the death

To commemorate the sufferings of
these patriots
this tablet has been erected.

Erected 1894 by Emma H. Delafield, of the Society of Colonial Dames of America; A. Floyd Delafield, Wm. Freeman French, Thaddeus Bell, of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Connecticut.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Law Enforcement • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), and the The Colonial Dames of America series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 22, 1781.

Location. 41° 4.886′ N, 73° 27.9′ W. Marker is in Darien, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Memorial is on Brookside Road just north of Old Kings Highway North, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14 Brookside Rd, Darien CT 06820, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Middlesex Graveyard (a few steps from this marker); The First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Museum of Darien (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spring Grove Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Oscar E. Peck (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rowayton Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Darien Civil War and World War I Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Darien World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darien.

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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 6, 2023

2. First Congregational Church of Darien, Connecticut

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.