Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Veteran (HM10KO)

Location: Union Grove, WI 53182 Racine County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 40.382', W 88° 3.022'

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Phineas Cadwell

Resting in this cemetery is a Militia veteran who fought in the American Revolutionary War of 1776-1783. In the last years of his life, he moved to Wisconsin and helped found what is now known as the Union Grove Congregational Church. He served as the church's first librarian.

Revolutionary War patriot Phineas Cadwell was born in Hartford, Connecticut on February 28, 1757. In 1776, at age 19, he enlisted with the 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia. Cadwell was discharged with the rank of Corporal on March 6, 1780.
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(Continued from other side) Phineas Cadwell married Eleanor Heydon on Christmas Day, 1780. They lived in Harwinton, Connecticut and kept an inn. They had four children.

In 1801, they moved to New York where he farmed and taught school until, at age 70, he became blind. Eleanor died in 1841 and nine years later, at age 93, Phineas moved to the Town of Yorkville in Wisconsin.

In 1856, Cadwell was given a government land grant of 160 acres in recognition of his war service. He died the next year on February 11th, just 17 days short of his 100th birthday.

Details

HM Number	HM10KO
Series	This marker is part of the Sons of the American Revolution series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
Tags	Patriots and Patriotism, US Revolutionary War
Marker Number	491
Year Placed	2004
Placed By	Wisconsin State Historical Society, Wisconsin Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Direct Descendents of Corporal Cadwell
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 1:15am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16T E 413933 N 4725041
Decimal Degrees	42.67303333, -88.05036667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 42° 40.382', W 88° 3.022'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	42° 40' 22.92" N, 88° 3' 1.32" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	262
Closest Postal Address	At or near 5115 S Colony Ave, Union Grove WI 53182, US
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