REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN BELVIDERE, NEW JERSEY

First Presbyterian Church of Oxford Cemetery
Highway 519 and Brass Castle Rd.
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First constructed as a log church in 1734, this is the oldest Presbyterian Church that exists on its original site in Warren County. In 1806 a new frame church replaced the log structure, and finally in 1856 the current brick structure was constructed in the same spot. [1]

This cemetery contains the grave of at least nine Revolutionary War soldiers: [2]

Belvidere Cemetery
Oxford St.
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Belvidere Cemetery contains the grave of at least one Revolutionary War soldier, Henry Butz (October 8, 1753 - March 17, 1843), who served as a private in the Pennsylvania militia. [3]

Source Notes:

1. ^ Church history information from a historic plaque near the entrance to the church, "Resolution Honoring The Membership of the First Presbyterian Church of Oxford, Past and Present, for Their Contributions to the Cultural and Historical Richness of Count Warren", erected in 1994 by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of County Warren.

2. ^  Names, dates, and military information taken from gravestones and markers in the cemetery

3. ^  Henry Butz dates and military information from the marker at his gravesite.