John Hervey Stitt

John Hervey Stitt
Birthdate:	November 20, 1754
Birthplace:	Ulster, New York, United States
Death:	January 09, 1849 (94) Bloomingburg, Sullivan, New York, United States
Place of Burial:	Bloomingburg, Sullivan, New York, United States
Immediate Family:	Husband of Nancy A Stitt Father of Mary Crawford; Sarah Crawford; John McCullough Stitt; William Stitt; James Stitt and 3 others
Occupation:	Revolutionary war soldier, Minute Man

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Last Updated:	January 30, 2015

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Immediate Family

Nancy A Stitt

wife
Mary Crawford

daughter
Sarah Crawford

daughter
John McCullough Stitt

son
William Stitt

son
James Stitt

son
Nancy McWilliams

daughter
Jane Bull

daughter
Esther Mills

daughter

About John Hervey Stitt

He settled first in Shawangunk but later moved to Bloomingburg, NY

John Stitt was among the oldest, most respected and useful citizens in the community, the oldest person at the time of his death in the region. In him were united a strong love of his country and a sincere and ardent attachment to the church of God. He was a Revolutionary soldier and took an active part against the common enemy during the whole of the war. He then resided in the town of Shawangunk, where his family was exposed to the incursions of the Indians from the Delaware, while he was as a minute man repeatedly drafted on service in the regular army. His religious character however is of the greatest importance. For more than 70 years he was a professed follower of Christ. During all this time he was a living witness for God and his truth, adorning his profession of religion by a holy and consistent walk and conversation. He was one of the principal founders of the Associate Reformed Church in which he was from it organization to his death an Elder, ever contributing by his labors, his prayers and his means to its prosperity. His life was one of purity and his character irreproachable. He remained in perfect possession of his faculties until the last, notwithstanding his extreme old age. The last words uttered by him were about an hour previous to his death, when in reply to a question asked by one of the family if he wished anything, with considerable effort, he said, "I want to die."

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John Hervey Stitt's Timeline

1754	November 20, 1754	Birth of John Hervey Stitt Ulster, New York, United States
1778	1778	Birth of Mary Crawford
1779	1779	Birth of Sarah Crawford
1780	1780	Birth of John McCullough Stitt
1782	1782	Birth of James Stitt
	1782	Birth of William Stitt
1784	1784	Birth of Nancy McWilliams
1787	August 28, 1787	Birth of Esther Mills Bloomingburg, Orange, New York, United States
1789	1789	Birth of Jane Bull
1849	January 9, 1849 Age 94	Death of John Hervey Stitt Bloomingburg, Sullivan, New York, United States

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