Union in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Caldwell’s Home
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
1. Caldwell's Home Marker
Inscription.
Caldwell’s Home. .
Site of Parsonage used by James Caldwell family. Burned by British in 1780. Mrs. Caldwell was killed by a British soldier. , (Lower Marker: ) Reverend James Caldwell and his wife Hannah moved to this site after his church in Elizabethtown was burned by the British army on Jan. 25, 1780. Caldwell was Chaplain of the New Jersey Brigade..
Site of Parsonage used by James Caldwell family. Burned by British in 1780. Mrs. Caldwell was killed by a British soldier.
(Lower Marker: )
Reverend James Caldwell and his wife Hannah moved to this site after his church in Elizabethtown was burned by the British army on Jan. 25, 1780. Caldwell was Chaplain of the New Jersey Brigade.
Location. 40° 41.698′ N, 74° 16.736′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. Marker is on Caldwell Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 909 Caldwell Avenue, Union NJ 07083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Markers with Caldwell's Parsonage in background
The Caldwell Parsonage is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 18, 2014
3. Second Marker
This museum has been preserved by the Union Township Historical Society for the people of Union
Dedicated June 7, 1960
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
4. Caldwell's Parsonage
Rev. Caldwell fled here after the British burned the Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, feeling that his family would be safer here, only to have his wife killed by a British soldier in the Parsonage.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 18, 2014
5. 1782 Red Brick Wall
The original one story house was destroyed by the British and Hessian army on June 7, 1780, during the Battle of Connecticut Farms. While caring for her baby in the first floor bedroom, Hannah Caldwell, the wife of Reverend James Caldwell, was shot and killed by musket fire that is believed to have come from a British or Hessian soldier. The house was then ransacked and burned, as was most of Connecticut Farms on that fateful day. The house was rebuilt with three stories on the original foundation in 1782 by members of the Connecticut Farms community.
A section of the brick wall can be seen inside the Caldwell House.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
6. First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown
Rev. Caldwell was pastor of this church in Elizabethtown from 1761-76. He moved to the parsonage in Connecticut Farmes after the church was burned by the British.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
7. Caldwell Grave
Rev. Caldwell and his wife Hannah are buried in the churchyard of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
8. Closeup of Hannah Caldwell's Grave Stone
Hannah Caldwell was killed by the British during the Battle of Connecticut Farms.
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