John Coleman was born in New York City. In the spring of 1776, he
enlisted in a company of Rangers under Captain Fundy and Colonel
Livingston. During his ranger service Coleman was stationed at Fort
Edwards and Fort Anne. In March of 1777, Coleman re-enlisted for
nine months in Captain William's Company of Colonel Graham's
Regiment of the New York Line, then stationed at Fort Edwards.
Coleman saw action as he scouted against the Tories in Burgoyne's
Campaign. At the expiration of his enlistment with the New York
Line, Coleman re-enlisted in the Rangers serving in Captain
Hauper's Company of Rangers. He engaged in scouting work against
the Tories and Indians in up state New York. Coleman was stationed
at Fort George (formerly Fort William Henry) when the post fell on
October 11, 1780, to a mixed force of Tories and Indians. Coleman,
by then a sergeant, managed to escape and later related, I was
followed by Indians for several miles but being a swift runner, I
escaped. Coleman earned a pension for his service.
After the Revolutionary War, John Coleman lived in New York and
Ohio, later moving to Wisconsin. Coleman died at the age of 84 in
Kenosha. The exact location of his burial place is unknown. It is
speculated that Coleman is buried in an unmarked grave in the Green
Ridge Cemetery of Kenosha. It was the cemetery used by residents of
the Town of Southport, where he died. However An "In Memory Of"
bronze government marker has been placed on the grounds of the
Green Ridge in tribute to John Coleman. Coleman's marker is in the
Potter's Field section of the cemetery, not far from Jonathan
Elkins grave.
FINAL
Take John's birth year, subtract 1594, then subtract from
North.
Take John's year of death, subtract 1751, then subtract from
West.
REQUEST
I request that you bring a flag with you and place it by John's
grave before heading for the final. If not for men like him we
would not be where we are today.
A bicentenial $2.00 bill goes to the First to Find.
The WSQ in the title of this cache is an acronym for
Wisconsin Spirit Quest. Wisconsin geocachers have adopted this
acronym to designate their cemetery caches. As this is classified
as a cemetery cache please note it is NOT hidden on any grave
marker or site. If there is a service going on, or folks are
visiting their loved ones when you arrive please be respectful and
come back at a later time. Your understanding and compassion for
those folks will be appreciated.
PLEASE FOLLOW ANY POSTED VISITING
HOURS, RESPECT THE RESIDENTS HERE, AND ONLY VISIT DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS IF NO HOURS ARE POSTED
The cache is not located near a
grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag,
please stick it back in the ground. You must sign the cache log to
claim a find. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out.