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James Monroe

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James Monroe was born in Westmoreland County on 28 April 1758 and died in the City of New York on 4 July 1831. By order of the General Assembly, his remains were removed to this cemetery on 5 July 1858 as evidence of the affection of Virginia for her good and honored son.
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