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About Col. Clement Biddle
Colonel Clement Biddle
Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A009914
Service: PENNSYLVANIA
Rank(s): COLONEL, DEPUTY, QUARTERMASTER, GENERAL
Birth: 5-10-1740 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
Death: 7-14-1814 PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA
Service Description: 1) COL QUAKER VOLUNTEERS, DEP WM GEN 1776, 2) QM GEN, 1781, WITH RANK OF COL.
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Biddle was born May 10, 1740 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John Biddle (1707–1789) and Sarah Owen (1711–1773). He was the younger brother of Owen Biddle, Sr. (1737–1799).
Biddle was a part of the Society of Friends and helped organize the "Quaker Blues", a company of volunteers.
Biddle's first marriage was to Mary Richardson on June 6, 1764. They had one child, Francis, who died at childbirth. His second marriage was to Rebekah Cornell, the daughter of Rhode Island Chief Justice Gideon Cornell. They had four children: Frances (died at infancy), Thomas (born June 4, 1776), George Washington (February 21, 1779 – 1812), and Mary (born January 12, 1781).
During the American Revolutionary War, Biddle fought in the Battle of Princeton, the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. He was the Commissary General at Valley Forge under George Washington, and his headquarters was at Moore Hall. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1780. In 1781, Biddle was made quarter-master general of the Pennsylvanian troops.
After the Revolutionary War, he was the first U.S. Marshal (1789–1793) for Pennsylvania.
In the 1790 census, Biddle's jobs were "Notary, Scrivener, and Broker" which made him a rich man.
He died in Philadelphia on July 14, 1814.
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Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Southern District
Record of Interments, Vol 2, 1807-1872
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Col. Clement Biddle's Timeline
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May 10, 1740
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
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June 4, 1776
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| 1781 |
January 12, 1781
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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November 7, 1782
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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1784
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December 29, 1795
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February 7, 1798
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1814 |
July 14, 1814
Age 74
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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