Maj. Ichabod Burnet

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Maj. Ichabod Burnet

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Birthplace: Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey
Death: September 12, 1783 (32)
Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. William Burnet, Surgeon and Chief Physician of Continental Army and Mary Burnet
Brother of Dr. William Burnet; Nathaniel Burnet; John Burnet; Hannah Kinney; Elizabeth Burnet and 1 other
Half brother of Isaac G. Burnet, 1st Mayor of the City of Cincinnati; David G. Burnet, Interim President, 2nd VP & Sec. of the Rep. of Texas and Staats Morris Burnet

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About Maj. Ichabod Burnet

Ichabod Burnet was a New Jersey native who served as an aide de camp to Major General Nathanael Greene during the Revolutionary War. After General Benedict Arnold escaped to the British his aide, Major Andrea, was arrested, tried, and hung for treason in 1780. Major Burnet was his escort to the gallows.

Ichabod is the son of Dr. William Burnet and Mary Camp, he is buried with his grandmother Hannah and his uncle Ichabod Burnet Jr.

Ichabod died from "consumption" (Tuberculosis)

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Maj. Ichabod Burnet's Timeline

1751
May 17, 1751
Newark, Essex County, Province of New Jersey
1783
September 12, 1783
Age 32
Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, United States
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First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States