![]() ![]() As part of his fundraising, he traveled to Philadelphia, which was then serving as the national capital, to raise money. When funds were needed to complete the church, Aaron Chew worked to raise the money. It stands on the same land as an earlier church building, built in 1789-1790. The church building which stands here today was built in 1880-1881. Īs described below, Aaron played an important role in the founding of this church, which also involved other Revolutionary War notables. He was captured by the British in 1780, held as a prisoner of war, and later freed in a prisoner exchange. Chew served as a second lieutenant in the Gloucester County Militia during the Revolutionary War. John the Evangelist Church contains the grave of Aaron Chew (Dec. Map / Directions to all Gloucester Township Revolutionary War Sites ![]()
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