He was the first teacher of English language in Closter, New Jersey, and rose to become "the most prominent man in the northern part of Bergen County".
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Benjamin Blackledge was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Philip Blackledge (1716–1806) and Sarey Woodruff (b. 1718).
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The house was saved from destruction and registered as an historic site in the early 20th century, thanks to the prevalent local legend that the house briefly served as the headquarters of General Charles Cornwallis after his crossing of the Hudson River on the night of November 19–20, 1776.
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