Grave markers to be dedicated
The Middletown chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is planning a grave marker dedications to honor heroes of the American Revolution and buried at the Old Brick Reformed Church graveyard in Marlboro.
The public is invited to attend the solemn ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 9, and learn more about the four persons buried in the site including the Rev. Benjamin Dubois, who was born in 1739 and died in 1827. Others buried with the minister are Pvt. Oukey Lefferson and Pvt. Peter Van Dorn, both soldiers during the Revolution, along with Garret Van Der Veer., All three were born between 1731 and 1755, served in the Revolution and died in the early 19th century.
The DAR Chapter has as one of its missions restoring, preserving, and honoring the burial places of Revolutionary War figures in Monmouth County, and has done several other grave sites in the County before completing its work at the Marlboro site.
The Old Brick Reformed Church is located at 490 Newman Springs Rd., Marlboro, and funding for the DAR work on the graves came in part from a New Jersey historical Commission operating support grant. The grant funds are administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission.
