Colfax, William b. July 3, 1756 d. September 9, 1838 Revolutionary War Army Officer, War of 1812 Militia General. Born in New London, Connecticut, at the age of seventeen he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Continental Army. He participated in all battles of the Revolutionary War from Bunker Hill to Yorktown, and was present at the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis. George Washington made him Captain of his personal Life Guard. At the end of the war, he settled in Pompton, New Jersey where he married Hester Schuyler, a cousin of...[Read More] (Bio by: Richard H.) Colfax Family Burying Ground, Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
b. July 3, 1756 d. September 9, 1838