Presbyterian minister James Caldwell
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Presbyterian minister James Caldwell was a prominent American Revolutionary War chaplain and patriot known for his fervent support of the Continental Army and his martyr-like death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Presbyterian minister James Caldwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6804878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presbyterian minister James Caldwell Context triple: [North Caldwell, New Jersey, namedAfter, Presbyterian minister James Caldwell]
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A.
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
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B.
Barton W. Stone
Barton W. Stone was an early 19th-century American Christian minister and reformer who co-led the Restoration Movement, emphasizing a return to New Testament Christianity and contributing to the origins of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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C.
Samuel Davies
Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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D.
Thomas A. Chalmers
Thomas A. Chalmers was a physicist known for his work in nuclear chemistry, particularly for co-discovering the Szilard–Chalmers effect used in isotope separation.
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E.
Archibald Alexander Hodge
Archibald Alexander Hodge was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, known for his influential work in Reformed theology and defense of orthodox Calvinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presbyterian minister James Caldwell Target entity description: Presbyterian minister James Caldwell was a prominent American Revolutionary War chaplain and patriot known for his fervent support of the Continental Army and his martyr-like death.
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A.
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was a 19th-century religious reformer and key leader in the American Restoration Movement, instrumental in founding the Disciples of Christ and Churches of Christ.
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B.
Barton W. Stone
Barton W. Stone was an early 19th-century American Christian minister and reformer who co-led the Restoration Movement, emphasizing a return to New Testament Christianity and contributing to the origins of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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C.
Samuel Davies
Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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D.
Thomas A. Chalmers
Thomas A. Chalmers was a physicist known for his work in nuclear chemistry, particularly for co-discovering the Szilard–Chalmers effect used in isotope separation.
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E.
Archibald Alexander Hodge
Archibald Alexander Hodge was a prominent 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, known for his influential work in Reformed theology and defense of orthodox Calvinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War chaplain
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Presbyterian minister ⓘ patriot ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1734-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cub Creek, Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
local place names in New Jersey
ⓘ
monuments in Elizabeth, New Jersey ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1781-11-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasPart | parsonage at Connecticut Farms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rev. ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Presbyterian support for American independence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fervent support of the American Revolution
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martyr-like death during the American Revolution ⓘ patriotic sermons to Continental soldiers ⓘ supplying hymn books as wadding for soldiers’ muskets at the Battle of Springfield ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | chaplain ⓘ |
| movement | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| nickname | The Fighting Parson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ death of his wife Hannah Caldwell by British forces in 1780 ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as chaplain in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 9 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chaplain
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minister ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethtown ⓘ |
| relative | Elias Boudinot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| religiousTitle | Reverend ⓘ |
| residence | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannah Caldwell
NERFINISHED
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Hannah Ogden Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Elizabethtown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Presbyterian minister James Caldwell Description of subject: Presbyterian minister James Caldwell was a prominent American Revolutionary War chaplain and patriot known for his fervent support of the Continental Army and his martyr-like death.
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