Display Patriot - P-181715 - James HILLHOUSE

James HILLHOUSE

SAR Patriot #: P-181715

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State of Service: CT Qualifying Service: Captain

DAR #: A056213

Birth: 20 Oct 1754 Montville / New London / CT
Death: 29 Dec 1832 New Haven / New Haven / CT

Qualifying Service Description:

Pvt, Capt Benedict Arnold, Governor's Foot Guard, 1775
Also, Recruiting Officer for the Continental Army, 1779-1780
Member, CT House of Representatives, 1780-1783

Additional References:

Johnston, CT Men in the Military and Naval Services During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783, pg 18, 549, 612, 629

Spouse: (1) Sarah Lloyd; (2) Rebecca Woolsey
Children: Rebecca Woolsey; James Abraham; Mary Lucas; Augustus Lucas; Sarah Lloyd;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
1977-12-12	OH	Unassigned	James Henley Frier Jr (113467)	Rebecca

Burial:

Grove Street (aka Westminster of Yale) Cemetery_(C-0372443)

Location:

New Haven / New Haven / CT / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1607917

Grave Plot #:

Lot 33 Maple Ave

Grave GPS Coordinates:

41.313775 / -72.927052

Find A Grave Memorial #:

6844504

Marker Type:

SAR Stake

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

4 Jul 2018

Comments:

Large monument
Photo displayed with permission from Ethan Stewart

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Mr. Ethan Allen Stewart Sr
James was born on October 20, 1754 in Montville Center, New London County, CT. to Honorable William and Sarah Griswold. He attended Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven. CT. James went to college at Yale and was a close friend of Nathan Hale. He graduated from Yale in 1773 and was a member of the Linonian Society (Brothers of Unity). Other notable people in the Society were Abraham Baldwin, Nathan Hale, Eli Whitney, John Calhoun and William Howard Taft. James became a member of the Bar in 1775. He was a member of the Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard under Benedict Arnold. In May 1777 he was made Lieutenant of the Foot Guard. James married his first wife Sarah Lloyd on January 1, 1779. On June 7, 1779 he was commission to Captain of the Second Company Foot Guards by Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, Captain – General and Commander in Chief of the State of Connecticut in America. On July 5, 1779 he was in the battle of New Haven, CT. James married his second wife Rebecca Woolsey on October 10, 1782. He was also very active in the drive to plant Elm Trees in the City of New Haven, CT. He was a US Representative from 1791-1796 and a US Senator from 1796-1810. James was Treasure of Yale from 1782 until his death. He died on December 29, 1832 at 78 years in New Haven and buried here at Grove Street Cemetery. Hillhouse High School is named after James and is the oldest Public High School in New Haven. He also has a street named after him Hillhouse Street in New Haven. Ref; DAR # A056213, North American, Family Histories, Connecticut men in the Revolution page 18, Commission to Captain in the 2nd Company Foot Guard by Jonathan Trumbull, DAR Lineage Book, Old SAR Applications (Ref only) and Yale and Her Honor-Roll in the American Revolution page 290-291

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