Moses Bloomfield

Ancestor Number

A129457 »

Date of Birth

December 4, 1729

Place of Birth

Woodbridge, New Jersey

Date of Death

August 14, 1791

Place of Death

Woodbridge, New Jersey

Spouse(s)

Sarah Ogden, Phebe Holmes Ward

Children

Joseph Bloomfield, Samuel, Samuel Bloomfield, Isaac, Nancy Ann Bloomfield, Hannah

American Revolution Service

Commissioned as Senior Physician and Surgeon in the Hospitals

State of Service

New Jersey

Donor

Cornelia Ball Olde, NJDAR Honorary State Regent and NSDAR Past Reporter General

Moses Bloomfield was a resident of Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, and was educated as a physician in Edinburgh, Scotland.

He became one of the original members of the New Jersey Medical Society, and he was commissioned as Senior Physician and Surgeon in the Hospitals of the United States during the Revolutionary War. Dr. Bloomfield was captured by the British in 1780 and taken to New York. He was exchanged within a month for the Hessian Surgeon, Dr. de Bass.

Moses Bloomfield married Sarah Ogden (March 17, 1733–October 25, 1773; he later married Phebe Holmes Ward.

Moses and Sarah Ogden Bloomfield had the following children:

• Joseph Bloomfield born October 18, 1750; died on October -3,1823. Joseph married Mary McIlvaine, and they had no children. (Joseph Bloomfield served as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army, 4th Governor of New Jersey, Member of Congress and Attorney General of New Jersey)
• Samuel, who passed away at 10 days old in 1755
• Samuel Bloomfield, born February14, 1756, married Abigail Ellis (Dr. Samuel Bloomfield served as a surgeon during the Revolutionary War)
• Isaac, born on May 20, 1759, passed away at 4 years old
• Nancy Ann Bloomfield, born June 16, 1766. She was first married Dr. Wall; she later married James Paton (Lt. James Paton joined the “Light Dragoons,” 2nd Regiment, Continental Army)
• Hannah, born January 13, 1763; Death: December 20, 1822; Hannah married General James Giles

Dr. Bloomfield was a fervent patriot as seen through his dedicated service in many capacities. He was appointed as a Justice of the Peace; served as an elder and trustee to the Woodbridge Presbyterian Church; was appointed clerk for the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Middlesex County; served as a U.S. Representative to the Provincial Congress and General Assembly; appointed a Magistrate and a Deputy to the Convention of New Jersey in 1776.

Moses Bloomfield resided at a home built in the 1700s, which is currently located at 117 Harrell Avenue in Woodbridge. His tombstone is located in Woodbridge Presbyterian Churchyard. Moses Bloomfield’s obituary read “He maintained an eminent character, a physician, a gentleman and a Christian.”