Fox Valley Chapter Patriots
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This page contains information on 19 soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and who are buried in Northeastern Illinois. The surname of each patriot is linked to a biography written by Michael Johnston or to the Illinois Trails website. We have located and Don Parrish has phographed these 15 patriot graves: We support the SAR grave marking program. See a grave photo for Thomas Posey, buried downstate, the only Revolutionary War General buried in Illinois. The 15th grave of a Revolutionary War Soldier in the greater Chicagoland area, Israel Warner, was discovered in 2007. A major commemoration ceremony will be held in the Big Woods Cemetery on May 31, 2008 at 3:00pm. Everyone is invited. |
Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Fox Valley chapter has worked for many years to create a list of the Revolutionary War soldiers buried
in the chapter's or adjacent counties. This is an on-going project and we appreciate the help
of the DAR, the local historical & genealogical societies and concerned individuals.
This tablet was originally placed in the old Court House in Wheaton. Today it is located in the 421 Building in the DuPage County Govenment complex on County Farm Road in Wheaton.
| Name | Surname | Cemetery | City | County | Monument |
| Jeremiah | AUSTIN | Unknown | Plainfield | Will |  |
| William | BENNETT | God's Little Acre | Near Wasco | Kane | |
| Daniel | BURROUGHS | Griswold | Plano | Kendall | |
| Parker | CHASE | Unknown | Unknown | DuPage | |
| Henry | COLLINS | Mt. Rest | Wadsworth | Lake | |
| John | COOK | Oakwood | Joliet | Will | |
| Charles | DENNY | Pioneer | Mokena | Will | |
| John | DUDLEY | Naperville | Naperville | DuPage | |
| John | GOWDY | East Batavia | Batavia | Kane | |
| Job | HALLIDAY | Unknown | Ottawa | LaSalle | |
| William | HEWES | Crete | Crete | Will | |
| Thomas | MATTESON | Unknown | Unknown | DuPage | |
| Aaron | MINER | Elk Grove | Elk Grove | Cook | |
| Henry | MISNER | Millington-Newark | Millington | Kendall | |
| Abner | POWERS | Lily Lake | Lily Lake | Kane | |
| Eli | SKINNER | Elk Grove | Elk Grove | Cook | |
| Frederick | VAUGHAN | Spring Lake | Aurora | Kane | |
| Gideon | WARNER | Pleasant Hill | Wheaton | DuPage | |
| Israel | WARNER | Big Woods | Aurora | DuPage | |
| The magnificent 30 foot high obelisk was erected in 1902 to honor Abner Powers. It is located by his grave in the Lily Lake Cemetery on Illinois Route 47 less than a mile north of Route 64. | |||||
Patriot Graves in Kane and Kendall Counties
| Patriot | William Bennett | John Gowdy | Abner Powers | Frederick Vaughan | Daniel Burroughs | Henry Misner |
| County | Kane | Kendall | ||||
| Enlistment years | 1776 - 1782 | 1776 - 1778 | 1777 - 1782 | 1780 - 1782 | 1775 - 1783 | 1777 - 1781 |
| Revolutionary War Battles | Garrison Duty Fort Anne Saratoga |
Garrison Duty and Fort Construction |
Bennington Saratoga Valley Forge Yorktown |
Garrison Duty | Saratoga | Indian Spy Newtown |
| Age at Death | 87 years 9 m 6 d |
94 years 8 mo 24 d |
91 years 10 m 4 d |
78 years 8 m 14 d |
88 years 4 m 20 d |
88 years 3 days |
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| DAR Marker | 1996 | 2004 | No | 1914 | 1970 | 1897 |
| SAR Marker | No | 2004 | No | No | 2005 | Yes |
| Cemetery | God's Little Acre | Eastside | Lily Lake | Spring Lake | Griswold | Millington -Newark |
| Son in War of 1812? | Under review | Under review | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Patriot Graves in DuPage and Will Counties
| Patriot | John Dudley | Gideon Warner | Israel Warner | John Cook | Charles Denny | William Hewes |
| County | DuPage | Will | ||||
| Enlistment years | 1776 - 1777 | 1778 - 1779 | 1777 - 1783 | 1776 - 1782 | 1777 - 1781 | 1780 - 1780 |
| Revolutionary War Battles | Trenton Princeton Saratoga |
Garrison Duty | Bennington | Brooklyn Springfield Yorktown |
Garrison Duty and Fort Construction |
Garrison Duty |
| Age at Death | 87 years 10 m 20 d |
93 years 7 mo 25 d |
75 years 9 mo 29 d |
79 years 7 m 11 d |
94 years 2 m 11 d |
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| DAR Marker | Yes | No | No | 1994 | 1939 | Yes |
| SAR Marker | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cemetery | Naperville | Pleasant Hill | Big Woods | Oakwood | Pioneer | Old Crete |
| Son in War of 1812? | Under Review | Under Review | No | Yes | Under Review | Yes |
Patriot Graves in Cook and Lake Counties
| Patriot | Aaron Miner | Eli Skinner | Henry Collins | |||
| County | Cook | Lake | ||||
| Enlistment years | 1775 - 1780 | 1775 - 1777 | 1781 - 1784 | |||
| Revolutionary War Battles | Fort St. John Montreal Long Island White Plains |
Garrison Duty | Garrison Duty | |||
| Age at Death | 92 years 11 d |
90 years 11 m 2 d |
83 years 11 m 26 d |
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| DAR Marker | Yes | 1931 | No | |||
| SAR Marker | No | No | Yes | |||
| Cemetery | Elk Grove | Elk Grove | Mount Rest | |||
| Son in War of 1812? | Under Review | Under Review | Under Review | |||