W
illiam Coram (1756-1821) holds the distinction of having served in General Washington's Commander-in-Chief's Guard from the date of the unit's creation in 1777 until it was disbanded in 1783 at the end of the American Revolutionary War. He died in 1821 in Warren County, Georgia, and is buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in that county.
Timeline
Birth- Oct 2, 1756
Virginia
1775 - 1783US Revolutionary War
Conflict Period
US Revolutionary War
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1775
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1783
Served
Commander in Chief's Guard
Marriage- Jan 1, 1783
Ann Hodo
Gender
Male
Employment: Employer
Washington's Life Guard
Employment: Position
Private
Employment: End Date
Nov 3, 1783
Employment: Start Date
May 1, 1777
Place of Residence
A part of Warren County, Georgia, that in 1870 became part of McDuffie County, Georgia.
Residence: To
Jan 1, 1821
Death-
Unknown
Warren County, Georgia
Burial-
A part of Warren County, Georgia, that is now in McDuffie County, Georgia.
