Display Patriot - P-240643 - George MADISON

George MADISON

SAR Patriot #: P-240643

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service

Birth: 01 Jun 1763 / Augusta / VA
Death: 05 Sep 1816 Paris / Bourbon / KY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Caroline County Militia
  2. 2nd Lt under Capt John Jones
  3. Capt of Militia
  4. Oath of Allegiance

Additional References:

Gwathmey, John H,Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938, pg 493


Spouse: Jane Smith
Children: William; George; Mira; Agatha; John;
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Burial:
Frankfort Cemetery (C-0070424)
Location:
Frankfort / Franklin / KY / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
169757
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.192920 / -84.864540
Find A Grave Memorial #:
6864680
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Monument erected decades after death
  • Photos used with permission of Compatriot Mitchell Anderson, 229001, KYSSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Mitchell Brandon Anderson

George Madison was born on 1 June 1763 in Augusta County, Virginia.1

Not much is known about his early life, but he did enlist as a private in the Revolutionary War. He was wounded twice during the Indian Wars, and he was a Second Major during the War of 1812. George was captured at the Battle of River Raisin in 1813 and held as a prisoner of war until he was released in 1814. Madison became Kentucky’s auditor of public accounts in 1796 and ran for governor of Kentucky in 1816 and won. He became the 6th governor of Kentucky and was sworn in on 5 September 1816. Madison became sick with tuberculosis and passed away shortly after on 14 October 1816 in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky.2

George married Jane Smith and has four known children: William, George, Mira, and Agatha.3 He is buried in the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky.4

Sources:

  1. “George Madison.” National Governors Association website
  2. Sanders. “Governor George Madison.” ExploreKYHistory, website
  3. Franklin County, KY Will and Settlement Book B 1811-1818 pg. 297. 
  4. Find-a-Grave Memorial ID: 6864680

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