Col. Caleb North

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1840-11-12; Paper: National Gazette "Died on the 7th November, 1840, at his residence in Coventry township, Chester county, Pennsylvania, Colonel CALEB NORTH, in the 88th year of his age. Col. North was for many years a respectable merchant of this city, and at one time High Sheriff of the city and County of Philadelphia, and was at the time of his death, President of the Pennsylvania Society of Cincinnati. He retired a few years since to his farm in Chester county, the same neighborhood in which he raised a company and went out as captain in the army of the revolution, was distinguished by his bravery and prudence, and was promoted to the rank of Lieut. Colonel, which rank he held at the close of the war. In all the duties of life, whether as a father, a husband, a Christian, or a friend, his conduct has been most exemplary. Dignified in deportment, yet affable to all, his society was agreeable, notwithstanding the infirmities of age. Thus has descended to the tomb, without a struggle or a sigh, surrounded by children and friends, and without an enemy in the world, one of the best of men, and the last of the field officers of the Pennsylvania line of the army of the Revolution."

Mike O: "I have in my possession an interesting article regarding Colonel North form the Daily Pottstown Ledger November 12, 1904 ... Colonel North was first buried in the Old Potts family burial ground at Coventry in Chester County. His body was removed and re-interred in 1904 by his descendants. The marker that is at West Laurel Hill is the original marker that was in place at the Potts Cemetery. According to the article Col. North had no military training but was educated in the manual of arms and military evolutions by a British traitor. With this knowledge he raised and equipped a company and offered his services to General Washington."

From an anonymous Findagrave volunteer: Birth date

Name: Caleb North Birth Date: 15 Jul 1753 Death Date: 7 Nov 1840 Age: 87 Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: Revolutionary War Cemetery Name: Potts (Private) Cemetery Location: S Coventry

View original image Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-9; Folder Number: 360. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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