Cranbury in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Doctor Hezekiah Stites

Photographed by Richard Peterson, October 6, 2026

1. Doctor Hezekiah Stites Marker

Inscription.
Doctor Hezekiah Stites (1726-1796) and Mary Predmore Stites (1737-1794) entertained General George Washington, Lafayette, and Hamilton at their house in Cranberrytown, New Jersey while the troops were there on June 26, 1778.

1776 · Bicentennial · 1976

Francis Hopkinson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution

[Writing on the gravestone itself]
Sacred to the Memory of Doctor Hezekiah Stites and Mary his Wife
[Doc]tor Stites departed this life [Nov]ember the 17th 1796 in the 69th year of his age and Mary Stites on the 12th of April 1794 in the 57th year of her age

Erected 1976 by Francis Hopkinson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 26, 1778.

Location. 40° 18.49′ N, 74° 31.105′ W. Marker is in Cranbury, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It can be reached from South Main Street 0.1

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miles north of Station Road, on the left when traveling north. The grave and marker are located in the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 S Main Street, Cranbury NJ 08512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); 80 Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Cranberry Mills (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Encampment (about 700 feet away); The Cranbury Dam (about 800 feet away); Site of House of Dr. Hezekiah Stites

Doctor Hezekiah Stites Grave and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Peterson, October 6, 2026

2. Doctor Hezekiah Stites Grave and Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Parsonage Barn (approx. ¼ mile away); Todd Beamer (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranbury.

Doctor Hezekiah Stites Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard Peterson, October 6, 2026

3. Doctor Hezekiah Stites Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on October 24, 2026, by Richard Peterson of East Windsor, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.