The Remsen Family Revolutionary Patriots of Queens

Increase Carpenter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will present a program about their recent clean-up and restoration at the Remsen Family Cemetery in Rego Park and the Remsen Family from Newtown.

After distinguished service in the French and Indian War, the Remsens became outspoken leaders in Newtown, Queens. During the Battle of Brooklyn, Col. Jeromus Remsen Jr led the 1st Regiment of the Kings and Queens Co. Militia. His cousin Maj. Abraham Remsen served in the 2nd Regiment. Abraham’s brothers Luke and Aert were trained machinists and wheelwrights skilled at repairing firearms. They served in the Continental workshops at Peekskill. Having fled Newtown during the British occupation, the Remsen family returned to their farms after the war and remained active in the community. In 1935 the neglected family burial plot was turned into a memorial park. The site received New York City Landmark designation in 1981.

This event is free and open to the public. It is presented in conjunction with Bowne House.