Burlington in Rochester in Racine County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Revolutionary War Veteran

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, April 12, 2018

1. Revolutionary War Veteran side of marker

Inscription. Salmon Child, born on September 19, 1765, in Woodstock, Connecticut, enlisted as a private in the Revolutionary War at the age of 16. Child participated in several "alarms" against the British while serving in Colonel Holtham Dunham's Company of Colonel Marius Willett's New York Regiment. Eleven year-old Salmon served initially as a "waiter" to his father, who was a Captain in Colonel DuBois' New York Regiment?
(continued on other side)

From August 1781 to April 1782 Child served as a "waiter" to Dr. Calvin Delano, a surgeon. After the war Salmon Child and his wife, Olive Rose, moved to Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York where he served as First Judge of the County Court for a number of years. In 1848, Judge Child moved to Walworth County, Wisconsin with his son, William Salmon Child, who died January 28, 1856, is buried in Honey Creek Cemetery.

Erected 2011 by Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution, The Nathaniel Ames Chapter of the Wisconsin SAR, The NSSAR George Washington Endowment Fund.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list.

Location. 42° 44.893′ N, 88° 18.367′ W. Marker is in Rochester, Wisconsin, in Racine County. It is in Burlington. It is on Washington Avenue (County Hwy D), on the right when traveling east. Located in the Honey Creek Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35507 Washington Avenue, Burlington WI 53105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarence H. Beaumont (approx. 4.7 miles away); Waterford Village Cemetery – est. 1843 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Mormons in Early Wisconsin (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); East Troy Railroad (approx. 5.7 miles away); South Shore Cars Come to East Troy (approx. 6.8 miles away); Old Muskego (approx. 7.8 miles away); Mukwonago (approx. 8 miles away).

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, April 12, 2018

2. Revolutionary War Veteran side of marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.