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He was orginaly buried on his farm in Avon Township, his remains were latter moved, in the 1920s, to Perry Mount Park Cemetery. James Graham was a soldier in the Revolutionary War,at the time of his enlistment, he was residing at Lower Smithfield, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He served as a corporal from Pennsylvania, enlisting on or about Apr 15, 1778, in Capt. Hewetts company, a regiment of Col. Butler, in the line of the state of Connecticut, for a term of one year.  For his service he received a pension of $44 a year. He filed for his pension in Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 77 years, on the 3rd of Nov 1832. James took part in the battle of Wyoming, in which the American forces were beaten, killed and scattered. Capt Hewett and all but about 6-7 of the men were killed, after which James joined up with others at the Delaware River, and was then attached to Capt Spauldings Company, in a regiment also commanded by Col. Butler. They returned to Wyoming, found that the fortifications had been burned, and that the emeny had and were destroying the property of the inhabitants. After the enemy had left, they began rebuilding the fort and took to guarding the peace. He remaind in service there, at Wyoming, until General Sullilvan came up to take command. After his year in service, he was discharged at Kingston, Pennsylvania. For a time after his discharge, he ran dispatches for General Sullivan, for two months. When he filed for his pension, the only person that he knew that could verify his service was William N. Terry of Pontiac, who was one of the men that served with him and was also in the battle of Wyoming. Mr. Terry was serving with Capt Spaulding, at the time when James joined up with them after the battle of Wyoming.