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Chatham Township, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN CHATHAM TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

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LEWIS NOE FARMSTEAD
Lewis Noe Homestead - Chatham Township
Lewis Noe Homestead - Chatham Township

Lewis Noe Farmstead
184 Southern Blvd.
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This house is a private residence.
Please respect the privacy and property of the owners.

This was the home of Lewis Noe, who served as a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.. Noe, a French Huguenot, built the home circa 1770. He was with the American army during the Valley Forge encampment of winter 1777 -1778. Noe's father served as a fifer in the same Morris County regiment as his son. [1]

In early 2012, a historical marker was installed in front of the house that reads, "While Lewis was serving with General Washington's army at Valley Forge, PA., Hessian soldiers foraging for food during a blizzard, stayed here overnight. As Phoebe Brant spoke German, they took only a few chickens, sparing her family from starvation." [2]

A video and article about the installation of the historic marker can be seen here.

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LORD STERLING / ELIAS BOUDINOT HOUSE
Elias Boudinot Home

Lord Sterling / Elias Boudinot Home
461 Green Village Rd.
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This house is a private residence.
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This house, built circa l760, stands on land which once belonged to General William Alexander (Lord Sterling).  It is likely that he never lived in this house himself, and that it was built for a tenant responsible for protecting the property. Lord Sterling sold the property in the 1780's, and it passed through several owners, including Elias Boudinot.[3]  Boudinot served in the Second Continental Congress; in November 1782, he was elected to a one-year term as President of the Continental Congress.

The house does not have any historic markers.


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Source Notes:

1. ^ Information for the Noe Homestead drawn from two articles in the Chatham Patch: July 5, 2011, and January 18, 2012. The articles themselves are based on information from Caroline Knott and the Historical Society of the Township of Chatham.

2. ^ Historic marker, erected 2011, Chatham Township Historical Society

3. ^ Morris County Master Plan - Historic Preservation Element - March 1976. Page 128, available online here.