Display Patriot - P-168684 - James GOWDY

James GOWDY

SAR Patriot #: P-168684

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A046751

Birth: 1758 / Lancaster / PA
Death: 1847 Covington / Kenton / KY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Paid supply tax, Cumberland Co., PA, 1780
  2. Depreciation Pay "Ensign James Gowdy"
  3. Pvt - Capt John Steele, PA, Battle pf Brandywine
  4. SAR RC #99538 - James Gowdy cites Bodyguard for Mrs Washington, Morristown, 1780

Additional References:
  1. PA Arch.
    • 3rd Series, Vol 20, pg 360,
    • 5th Series, Vol 4, pg 287, 626
  2. Craig, Revolutionary Soldiers in Hamilton County, Ohio. Salt Lake City, 1965
  3. Reuter & Hughes First Families of Hamilton Co, Ohio-Official Roster. Vol.1, Members accepted 1988 through August 1992. Cincinnati, Ohio: Hamilton Co. Genealogical Society-OGS, 1992

Spouse: Catherine Pogue
Children: Jane Eleanor; Sarah Lee;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1969-12-31 FL Unassigned Robert Roff Horner (99538) Jane   
2012-03-05 OH 46701 Fredric Clark Puckett (182769) Ellen/Eleanor   
2012-03-05 OH 46702 Earl William Clark Jr. (182768) Ellen/Eleanor   
Burial:
Spring Grove Cemetery (C-0371145)
Location:
Cincinnati / Hamilton / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
43543
Grave Plot #:
64, sect 23
Grave GPS Coordinates:
39.168431 / -84.523370
Find A Grave Memorial #:
18272787
Marker Type:
SAR Plaque; DAR Plaque
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
06 July 2019

Comments:
  • Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR
  • A bronze tablet was placed on a large granite boulder listing some of the Revolutionary War soldiers buried at the Cemetery during the Bicentennial. This memorial is across the road where Sections 113, 115 and 116 join to the North end of the Woodland Preserve. [Lat. 39.1672739 Long. -84.5349940.]


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Michael J. Blum
Fought in the battle of Brandywine. Also body guard for Ms. Washington
Born on September 16, 1758 in Pennsylvania; ( or August, 1758). He later served in the Pennsylvania Militia as a Private.
Died on January 13, 1849, His remains were removed from the Presbyterian Cemetery 12th Street Cemetery to Burial in Spring Grove Cemetery, Lot 64, Section 23, Grave B1 next to brother, No stone or marker, in February 29, 1860.
Spring Grove Cemetery Records. Microfiche. Now also available online, http://www. Springrove.org.
Hamilton County Recorder’s Office. Veterans’ Graves Registration Cards. (Cards are located at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.)
{ Works Progress Administration (WPA) Revolutionary War Veteran burial records in Ohio; Cincinnati-Hamilton County Public Library, History/Genealogy department.}
Many families reburied their ancestors at Spring Grove because of the quality of perpetual care provided, the beauty and serenity of the grounds. On May 15, 1976 a bronze tablet was placed on a large granite boulder listing some of the Revolutionary War soldiers buried at the Cemetery. This memorial is across the road where Sections 113, 115 and 116 join to the North end of the Woodland Preserve. [Lat. 39.1672739 Ln. -84.5349940.]
He Married Catherine Pogue. He was the first settler in Green Twp., Ham., Co., OH, residing with his family in the northwest corner of Section 8 in 1802.
Revolutionary War Soldiers, Buried in Hamilton County, Ohio”; Little Miami Publ. Co. Milford, Ohio, 2010. By DAR, Cincinnati Chapter.
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