Schuyler-Hamilton House in Morristown
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2024-09-02
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Schuyler-Hamilton House, also known as the Jabez Campfield House, was built in 1760 on the eastern edge of the small village of Morristown, N. J.
In 1765 it was purchased by a young doctor from Newark. He and his bride, Sarah Ward, lived in the house for fifty six years. Here their only child, William, was born. He too graduated as a doctor from Princeton and practiced in Morristown.
The family lived in this attractive four bedroom, Georgian style house until 1821.
Dr. Jabez Campfield served as a surgeon during the Revolutionary War. Following the war he became a prominent community leader serving as the first Morris County Surrogate, the founder of the first lending library, a Justice of the Peace and engaged in many other notable activities
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Schuyler Hamilton House, Alexander Hamilton, Betsy Schulyer, Historic Home, American Revolution, US History, History, American History, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, Morristown, Morris County, The Skyland, NJ Skylands, Jersey Skylands, New Jersey Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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