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COL Joseph McIlvaine Sr.

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COL Joseph McIlvaine Sr.

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Feb 1787 (aged 67)
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
C, 184
Memorial ID
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Revolutionary War serviceCol.Joseph McIlvaine,Sr

Joseph McIlivaine, Sr. was born 21 Feb 1749; he married Catherine Swan 1767 at Lancaster Co., PA; he died 17 Feb 1787 at Bucks Co., PA, at age 37; he was buried at the Episcopal Graveyard in Bristol, Bucks Co., PA.
They had 1 child. Joseph McIlvaine, Jr. (October 2, 1769 – August 19, 1826) was a United States Senator from New Jersey
He resided prior to New Jersey directly across the ( South ) Delaware River at Bristol Twp., Bucks Co., PA. He was a Major in the First Battalion of the Bucks Associators. Later promoted to Lt. Col and Col in 1777.
Joe Jr. in 1800 was a clerk of the county of Burlington, New Jersey. United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey. He was captain in McPherson's Regiment of Blues as early as 1798 and 1804 appointed aide on the staff of the Governor of New Jersey with the rank of colonel. 1823 elected as a Republican to the United States Senate.
On September 19, 1793, McIlvaine married Miss. Maria Reed in New Jersey, daughter of Bowes Reed, Secretary of State of New Jersey, and niece of Joseph Reed, Continental Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania.
They had ten children:
1.)Bowes McIlvaine b: 1794
2.)Joseph McIlvaine III b: ABT 1796 in Burlington, New Jersey
3.)Charles Pettit McIlvaine , Reverend/Bishop of Ohio b: 1798 d-1873
4.)Bloomfield McIlvaine b: ABT 1799 d-1826 in Burlington, New Jersey
5.)Henry McIlvaine b: ABT 1805 in Burlington, New Jersey
6.)William McIlvaine b: ABT 1806
7.)Emerson McIlvaine b: ABT 1807
8.)Edward McIlvaine b: ABT 1808
9.)Mary McIlvaine b: ABT 1809
10.)Ellen McIlvaine b: ABT 1810

Edited by:
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Historian
Revolutionary War serviceCol.Joseph McIlvaine,Sr

Joseph McIlivaine, Sr. was born 21 Feb 1749; he married Catherine Swan 1767 at Lancaster Co., PA; he died 17 Feb 1787 at Bucks Co., PA, at age 37; he was buried at the Episcopal Graveyard in Bristol, Bucks Co., PA.
They had 1 child. Joseph McIlvaine, Jr. (October 2, 1769 – August 19, 1826) was a United States Senator from New Jersey
He resided prior to New Jersey directly across the ( South ) Delaware River at Bristol Twp., Bucks Co., PA. He was a Major in the First Battalion of the Bucks Associators. Later promoted to Lt. Col and Col in 1777.
Joe Jr. in 1800 was a clerk of the county of Burlington, New Jersey. United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey. He was captain in McPherson's Regiment of Blues as early as 1798 and 1804 appointed aide on the staff of the Governor of New Jersey with the rank of colonel. 1823 elected as a Republican to the United States Senate.
On September 19, 1793, McIlvaine married Miss. Maria Reed in New Jersey, daughter of Bowes Reed, Secretary of State of New Jersey, and niece of Joseph Reed, Continental Congressman and Governor of Pennsylvania.
They had ten children:
1.)Bowes McIlvaine b: 1794
2.)Joseph McIlvaine III b: ABT 1796 in Burlington, New Jersey
3.)Charles Pettit McIlvaine , Reverend/Bishop of Ohio b: 1798 d-1873
4.)Bloomfield McIlvaine b: ABT 1799 d-1826 in Burlington, New Jersey
5.)Henry McIlvaine b: ABT 1805 in Burlington, New Jersey
6.)William McIlvaine b: ABT 1806
7.)Emerson McIlvaine b: ABT 1807
8.)Edward McIlvaine b: ABT 1808
9.)Mary McIlvaine b: ABT 1809
10.)Ellen McIlvaine b: ABT 1810

Edited by:
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Historian

Inscription

US Senator, Republican, New Jersey



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  • Created by: David Gardner
  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60746567/joseph-mcilvaine: accessed ), memorial page for COL Joseph McIlvaine Sr. (21 Mar 1719–17 Feb 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60746567, citing Saint James Episcopal Churchyard, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by David Gardner (contributor 46539228).