The Middletown Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will hold two grave marker dedications in November, and invite all to attend one or both of their services honoring fallen military from the Revolution.
The Dedications will both be on be Saturday, November 7, with the first at 10 a.m. at the Logan Bennet Burial Ground, at 180 Laird Road, Colts Neck. The second will be at 11:15 am. on November 7 at the Polhemus Burial Ground, near Laird Rd., north of Phalanx Rd., Colts Neck.
Markers will be dedicated at the Logan Bennet Burial Ground for Private Stophel Logan, Lt. Barnes Smock, and the wife of two soldiers, Caty Logan, Private Logan’s wife, ,and Sarah Bennet, wife of John L. Bennet. All four were born in the mid 1770s and died between 1806 and 1834.
Captain Tobias Polhemus and Lieutenant Colonel Auke Wikoff will be honored at the Polhemus burial ground as their grave markers are being dedicated. Captain Polhemus died in 1826, and Lieutenant Colonel Wikoff in 1820.
Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.
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Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township. Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.Through the efforts of the Middletown chapter of the DAR, funding for these dedications is made possible in part by an operating support grant from the NJ Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. Additional funding for the celebrations was also provided by Colts Neck Township.
