Union in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Presbyterian Church of Connecticut Farms
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 26, 2010
1. First Presbyterian Church of Connecticut Farms Marker
Church of Connecticut
Farms was built in 1730
and burned to the ground
on June 7, 1780 by the
British and Hessian army.
Reverend James Caldwell
was minister.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1772.
Location. 40° 41.548′ N, 74° 16.387′ W. Marker is in Union, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Stuyvesant Avenue (County Route 619), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union NJ 07083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.
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Regarding First Presbyterian Church of Connecticut Farms. During the Battle of Connecticut Farms, the wife of Rev. Caldwell, the church's minister, was killed by a British soldier. The British burned the church after being defeated in Springfield on June 23, 1780.
Also see . . . The Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield. (Submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
2. First Presbyterian Church of Connecticut Farms Marker
The village of Connecticut Farms was so-named because its first settlers were from Connecticut.
Photographed by R. C., August 14, 2010
3. Presbyterian Church at Connecticut Farms
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
4. Presbyterian Church at Connecticut Farms
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
5. Church and Cemetery at Connecticut Farms
American, British and Hessian soldiers who died in the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield are buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 5, 2008
6. Caldwell Grave
Rev. James Caldwell and his wife Hannah are buried in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in Elizabethtown, where Caldwell served as pastor from 1761 to 1776. Hannah was shot and killed by a British soldier during the Battle of Connecticut Farms.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,835 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 20, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
