The Church of St. Andrew is a historic Episcopal church located at

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and Old Mill Roads on the north side of Richmondtown in

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. The congregation was founded in 1708. The first church was built in 1708–1712 and expanded in 1770. The church was used as a hospital by the British during the

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, and later was heavily damaged by fire in 1867 and 1872. The church was rebuilt about 1872 in a Gothic style of

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with stop-ended

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ed red brick trim. The attached Burch Hall was erected in 1924 in a matching style. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2000. The 1818

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is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the

Moore-McMillen House Moore-McMillen House is a historic home located at Egbertville, Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1818 as the rectory for the Church of St. Andrew. It is a modest, two-story frame farmhouse set on a fieldstone foundation with a gambrel ...

Cemetery and notable burials

The churchyard contains the graves of several prominent Staten Island families, including a number of Woods, and a prominent mausoleum to the Johnston Family. Other notable burials include: * Rev. Richard Charlton (1705–1777), one of the church's earliest rectors and the maternal grandfather of

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, the first native-born citizen of the United States to be

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by the

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. Mother Seton's brother and sister are also buried here. * Capt. Timothy Green Benham (1793–1860), Navy Commander and father of Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham. *

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(1822–1874), member of the

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and a

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. *

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(1745–1801), first chief health officer of New York City and father of Elizabeth Ann Seton. * Henry Crocheron (1772–1819), member of the

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. * Jacob Crocheron (1774–1849), member of the

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. * James Guyon Jr. (1778–1846), member of the

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and the

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References

External links

Church of St. Andrew website
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Cemetery and notable burials

See also

References

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