Elk Grove Village in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Revolutionary War Veterans

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2025

1. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker, Side One

Inscription.

Revolutionary War Veterans. . , [Front (east-facing) side:] , Patriot Miner began his military service in May of 1775 at the age of eighteen. He enlisted for a term of 7 months in the Connecticut Militia, Captain Porter's Company, and fought at Fort St. John and Montreal. He enlisted again in May 1776 and took part in the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of White Plains. He was called to service two more times. First he served for two months under General McDonald and then again for two months in Hartford under Colonel Porter. Miner was discharged in Hartford. His pension file is SR7256V. Aaron Miner was born in Brumfield, Connecticut March 17, 1757. Miner married Hannah Baldwin in Woodbury, Connecticut February 17, 1779. After completion of his War service he remained in Woodbury until 1782. Later he moved with his wife to Windsor, Connecticut and later to Waitsfield, Vermont. Miner came to Elk Grove from Vermont with his son Frederick in 1833. He died here in 1849 at the age of 92. ,

This marker was made possible by a grant from the SAR's George Washington Endowment Fund and contributions from the Illinois Society SAR

, [Back (west-facing) side:] , In May 1775, shortly after the British had marched on Lexington and Concord, Patriot Skinner, then 14 years old, enlisted in the Massachusetts State Troops. Due to his young age he was employed as a fifer. He served two enlistments, one under Captain Agrippa Wells and the other under Captain John Wells. On completion of this service he was discharged and returned home. His pension file is $31366. Patriot Eli Skinner was born in Colchester, Connecticut July 30, 1760. Skinner married Lucinda Nims on August 28, 1783. To this marriage nine children were born. Eli's wife Lucinda died in 1807. The next year he married Eleanor to whom one child was born in 1809. Skinner raised his large family in Massachusetts and Vermont. In civilian life Skinner was a blacksmith, worked a farm with two of his brothers and held many town offices. In 1848 Skinner moved to Elk Grove, Illinois and died here July 2, 1851 at the age of 90.

[Front (east-facing) side:]
Patriot Miner began his military service in May of 1775 at the age of eighteen. He enlisted for a term of 7 months in the Connecticut Militia, Captain Porter's Company, and fought at Fort St. John and Montreal. He enlisted again in May 1776 and took part in the Battle of Long Island and the Battle of White Plains. He was called to service two more times. First he served for two months under General McDonald and then again for two months in Hartford under Colonel Porter. Miner was discharged in Hartford. His pension file is SR7256V. Aaron Miner was born in Brumfield, Connecticut March 17, 1757. Miner married Hannah Baldwin in Woodbury, Connecticut February 17, 1779. After completion of his War service he remained in Woodbury until 1782. Later he moved with his wife to Windsor, Connecticut and later to Waitsfield, Vermont. Miner came to Elk Grove from Vermont with his son Frederick in 1833. He died here in 1849 at the age of 92.

This marker was made possible by a grant from the SAR's George Washington Endowment Fund and contributions from the Illinois Society SAR

[Back (west-facing) side:]
In May 1775, shortly after the British had marched on Lexington and Concord, Patriot Skinner, then 14 years old, enlisted in the Massachusetts State Troops. Due to his young

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age he was employed as a fifer. He served two enlistments, one under Captain Agrippa Wells and the other under Captain John Wells. On completion of this service he was discharged and returned home. His pension file is $31366. Patriot Eli Skinner was born in Colchester, Connecticut July 30, 1760. Skinner married Lucinda Nims on August 28, 1783. To this marriage nine children were born. Eli's wife Lucinda died in 1807. The next year he married Eleanor to whom one child was born in 1809. Skinner raised his large family in Massachusetts and Vermont. In civilian life Skinner was a blacksmith, worked a farm with two of his brothers and held many town offices. In 1848 Skinner moved to Elk Grove, Illinois and died here July 2, 1851 at the age of 90.

Erected 2014 by Illinois Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 42° 2.371′ N, 87° 58.975′ W. Marker is in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Arlington Heights Road

Revolutionary War Veterans Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2025

2. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker, Side Two

near Cemetery Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on the east end of Elk Grove Cemetery, which sits just south of Interstate 90 (the Jane Addams Tollway). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Cemetery Lane, Elk Grove Village IL 60007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reverend J. Ward Morrison Boulevard (approx. 2.4 miles away); Prairies (approx. 2.9 miles away); E.H. Dieke Barn (approx. 2.9 miles away); Four Square Garden (approx. 2.9 miles away); Outbuildings (approx. 2.9 miles away); 116 W. Euclid (approx. 3.4 miles away); 609 N. Dunton (approx. 3.4 miles away); Welcome to Spring Valley (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elk Grove Village.

More about this marker. Elk Grove Cemetery is a tiny enclave in a very busy section of Chicago's northwest suburbs. It sits on the east side of Arlington Heights Road, next to a parcel operated by Nicor Gas and nestled between I-90 (the Jane Addams Tollway) and the on-ramp onto the east-bound tollway.

The cemetery was undergoing renovations when visited in October 2025, which appear to include the building of a new fence. That said, it was possible to park on Cemetery Lane and walk into the cemetery. According to news reports from earlier in 2025, Elk Grove Village was in the midst of incorporating this

Elk Grove Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2025

3. Elk Grove Cemetery

land into the village and restoring it.

Also see . . .
1. Mayor Announces Plans To Annex, Restore, Beautify Elk Grove Cemetery. From the Journal & Topics newspaper in February 2025.

The cemetery, established in the 1830s, is historic in that it is the only cemetery in Cook County to have veterans of the Revolutionary War, alongside Civil War, World War I, World War II, and other war veterans. The American Revolutionary War veterans buried in the cemetery are Eli Skinner and Aaron Miner.

(Submitted on October 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Find a Grave: Elk Grove Cemetery. (Submitted on October 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Revolutionary War Veterans Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2025

4. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker

Cemetery Lane ends at I-90.

Elk Grove Cemetery, with I-90 in the far background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 16, 2025

5. Elk Grove Cemetery, with I-90 in the far background

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.