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Stephen Rochefontaine

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Stephen Rochefontaine

Birth
Aÿ-Champagne, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Death
30 Jan 1814 (aged 58)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
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Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. Born Etienne Bechet, Sieur de Rochefontaine in Rheims, France, he served during the Revolutionary War as a Captain in the Continental Army's Corps of Engineers, distinguishing himself at the 1783 Siege of Yorktown. Brevetted Major for his service, in 1795 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was placed in command of the newly-created United States Army Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, a duty he performed from 1795 to 1798.
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. Born Etienne Bechet, Sieur de Rochefontaine in Rheims, France, he served during the Revolutionary War as a Captain in the Continental Army's Corps of Engineers, distinguishing himself at the 1783 Siege of Yorktown. Brevetted Major for his service, in 1795 he was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was placed in command of the newly-created United States Army Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, a duty he performed from 1795 to 1798.

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  • Added: May 4, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2869/stephen-rochefontaine: accessed ), memorial page for Stephen Rochefontaine (20 Feb 1755–30 Jan 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2869, citing Saint Paul's Chapel and Churchyard, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.