(1724–1766), who was the first female botanist working in America, and who married Dr. William Farquhar. Alice Colden (b. 1726), who married Col. Isaac Willet (b. 1725). Sarah Colden (1727–1729), who died young. John Colden (1729–1750), who died unmarried. Catherine Colden (1731–1762), who died unmarried. David Colden (1733–1784), who married Ann Alice Willett (1735–1785). He died in Spring Hill near Flushing in Queens County on Long Island in New York. He was buried on 28 September 1776 in a private cemetery, in Spring Hill. Descendants Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was the grandfather of Stephen De Lancey (1738–1809), a member of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia for the Town of Annapolis, and Susan DeLancey (1754–1837), who was married to Thomas Henry Barclay (1753–1830), a lawyer who became one of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and served in the colony's government. Through his youngest son David, he was the grandfather of Cadwallader David Colden (1769–1834) who served as mayor of New York City in 1818-1821 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Legacy Colden is viewed as one of the representatives of the American Enlightenment with recognition of his work in the fields of botany and public health. An elementary school in Flushing, New York was named after him. It is more commonly known as Public School 214 Queens. Coldenham, a hamlet in Montgomery, New York, is named after him as he was granted 3000 acres of land in the area in 1727. References Further reading The Letters and Papers of Cadwallader Colden (10 vols., 1917-1923, 1931-1935) Documentary History of the State of New York (4 vols., 1849-1851) External links Fact Monster: Cadwallader Colden 1688 births 1776 deaths Governors of the Province of New York People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies People of the Province of New York 18th-century Scottish medical doctors Burials in New York (state) Members of the American Philosophical Society Members of the New York Executive Council