1. William Colfax had blue eyes, dark hair, and was clean shaven.
10 Facts About William Colfax
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William Colfax's hair was powdered and worn in a queue, tied with a black ribbon, till his later years.
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When William Colfax was 17 years old, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Continental Army leading him to be present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
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The excitement over, the wounded William Colfax succumbed to the loss of blood and grew faint and weak as a child.
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William Colfax returned greatly improved in health, and was with the army till the close of the war.
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William Colfax was present at the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, at Yorktown and permitted by Washington to occupy a prominent position, on horseback, near Washington.
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William Colfax was appointed by the legislature to be a Justice of the Peace for the Court of Common Pleas of Bergen County for many years.
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William Colfax died after couple days of illness on September 9,1838.
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William Colfax received full military honors, the Militia of Paterson and the whole town showed up.
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William Colfax was buried at his estate in Wayne, New Jersey.