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About Timothy Brees
About Timothy Brees
Birth Date: 1758
Birth Location: Pennsylvania or Morristown, New Jersey
Death Date: 26 October 1847
Death Location: Iowa but exact location unknown
Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.
Service Information
Service Information
Enlisted at Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey in the spring of 1776 or 1777 and served under Lieutenant Seeley in Captain Yelles/Giles Mead's Company, commanded by Colonel Mathias Ogden. Brees took park in the Battle of Monmouth and served with General Sullivan in his route through Indian country. He was transferred to the New Jersey Light Infantry under Captain John Howell on August 1, 1782 and was discharged in 1783 at New Windsor, New York. Timonthy Brees made application for a pension in May 1818, and it was granted.
Source: Abigail Adams Chapter Iowa Society Daughters of the American Revolution. (1978). Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa. Walsworth Publishing Company.
Burial Information
Burial Information
Cemetery Name: Lost Creek Cemetery
Cemetery Location: 1711 330th Ave. Fort Madison, Lee County, IA (Coordinates: 40.70889, -91.27737). The turnoff for the cemetery is easy to miss.
Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14298247/timothy-brees
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Memorial Marker placed by the Jean Espy DAR Chapter
Memorial Marker placed by the Jean Espy DAR Chapter Photo 2
Source: Stefanie Wager personal photos, Taken August 31, 2025
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