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680 TOPICS
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50
YEARS BEFORE NEW YORK'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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Bronck House, in 1738 brick was added to the Dutch type
colonial manor on Coxsackie Creek in Coxsackie, Greene
County, New York. Swedish immigrant Pieter Jonasson
Bronck, family of whom the Bronx is named, built the
manor in 1663 on land of a Katskill native American
in the Hudson Valley. Today the oldest building in upstate
New York and a National History Landmark and museum.
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John Cruger appointed mayor of New York City in New
York (1739-1744).
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July
26, George
Clinton, born in Little Britain, in Orange County,
New York. U.S. vice-president and governor of New York.
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Johannes Schuyler,
Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New
York (1741-November 5, 1741).
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Cherry
Valley, founded by Scottish-Irish settlers, located
in Otsego County, New York. Coordinates 42°48'N-74°45'W.
- Stoutenburgh (present
Hyde Park), settled on the Hudson River in Dutchess County,
New York. Coordinates 41°47'N-72°56'W.
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Cornelius Cuyler,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1742-1746).
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July 4, John
Tayler, born in New York City, New York. Lieutenant
and acting-governor of New York.
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- September 22, George
Clinton appointed governor of New York (1743-October 10,
1753).
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- Stephen Bayard appointed
mayor of New York City, New York (1744-1747).
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December 12,
John Jay born in New York City NY, first Chief Justice
of the United States and governor of New York.
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Dirck Ten Broeck,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1746-1748).
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Edward Holland,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1747-November
10, 1756).
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Jacob C. Ten
Eyck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New
York (1748-1750).
- March 19, Elias Hicks,
born in Hempstead Township, Nassau County, Long Island,
New York. Quaker, slavery
abolition advocate and minister of the Society of Friends(Quakers).
Died on February 27, 1830 in Jericho, Nassau County, Long
Island, New York. Hicksville Village in Nassau County
named for him.
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Fort
Johnson (museum) built in Amsterdam, Montgomery County,
New York.
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Robert Sanders,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1750-1754).
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January 2, Philip
Morin Freneau, born in New York City, New York. Editor,
essayist and poet 'Poet of the American Revolution'.
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October
10, Sir Danvers Osborn, appointed governor of New York
(1753-12 October, 1753).
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October
12, James de Lancey, appointed acting governor of New
York (1753-September 3, 1755).
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Albany
Congress in New York state, adopted Benjamin Franklin's
"Plan of Union".
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King's College
(later Columbia University), founded in New York City,
New York.
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Johannes Hansen,
appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York ((1754-1756).
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October 16,
Morgan Lewis, born in New York City, New York. Governor
of New York ( 1804-1807).
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Lac du Saint-Sacrement
or Andiatarocte (Native American name) in Warren County,
New York, renamed George Lake, by General Sir William
Johnson after King George II.
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September 3,
Sir Charles Hardy, appointed governor of New York (1755-June
3, 1757).
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September 8,
the Battle of George Lake. Upon his arrival, late August,
at Lake Saint Sacrement, Sir William Johson renamed
the lake for King George. The British troops underl
Johnson and Mohawk Native Americans led by war chief
King Hendrick (killed during the battle), defeated the
French Canadians, composed mainly of Militia, Native
Americans and Regulars under Baron Ludwig August Dieskau.
Lake George is located in the Adirondacks Mountain region
in Warren County, New York.
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Sybrant G.
Van Schaick, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1756-1761).
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John Cruger,
Jr. appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1757-1766).
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June 3, James
de Lancey, appointed second-term acting governor of
New York (1757-July 30, 1760).
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Chabert Joncaire,
established a French trading post in Buffalo,
Erie County, New York.
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During the
French and Indian war, British gained control over Old
Fort Niagara, in Youngstown, Niagara County, New York.
A fort built by the French in 1726.
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Crown Point,
township in Essex County, New York, occupied by British
forces under Jeffrey Amherst. Coordinates 43°52'N-73°26'W.
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August 4, Cadwallader
Colden appointed acting governor of New York (1760-October
26, 1761).
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Volkert P.
Douw, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New
York (1761-1770).
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October 26,
Robert Monckton appointed governor of New York 1761-June
28 1763).
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The
Schuyler Mansion built in Albany, Albany County, New
York.
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June 28, Cadwallader
Colden appointed second-term acting governor of New
York (1763-November 13, 1765).
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French born
(Caen) Michel-Jean-Guillaume de Crèvecoeur (Hector
Saint-John de Crèvecoeur), became U.S. citizen
in New York. French-American author.
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November 13,
Sir Henry Moore appointed governor of New York (1765-September
12, 1769).
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Whitehead Hicks,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1766-1776).
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Guy
Park Manor (museum) built by Sir William Johnson in
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York.
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November 9,
Joseph Christopher Yates, born in Shenectady, Shenectady
County, New York. Eighth governor of New York (1823-1825).
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March 2,
Dewitt Clinton, born in Little Britain, Orange County,
New York. Columbia College graduate, lawyer, attorney,
political leader, former mayor and two-terms governor
of New York. Promoter of the construction of the Erie
Canal. Died on February 11, 1828 in Albany, Albany County,
New York. Interment in Green-Wood cemetery, Brooklyn,
New York.
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September 12,
Cadwallader Conden appointed third-term acting governor
of New York (1769-October 19, 1770).
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Abraham C. Cuyler,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1770-1778).
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October 19,
Earl of Dunmore, John Murray appointed governor of New
York (1770-April 7, 1774).
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Montgomery
County established in New York, seat Fonda.
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Tyron County
in New York formed from a part of Albany County.
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Washington
County established in New York, seat Fort Edward.
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March 12, Charlotte
County in New York, formed from Albany. Named for Queen
Charlotte, wife of King George III. The county name
is non existence anymore, name change in 1784 to honor
George Washington, in Washington County, seat Fort Edward.
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March 24, the
Manor of Van Rensselaerwyck, erected into a district
in Albany County, New York.
- March 24, Coxsackie formed
as district in Greene County, New York.
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John André,
a British army officer, appointed Chief intelligence
officer of general Sir Henry Clinton, British commander
in chief in New York City. New York.
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April 7, William
Tryon appointed governor of New York (1774-March 3,
1780).
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June 21, Daniel
D. Tompkins, born in Scarsdale, Westchester County,
New York. New York governor (1807-1817) and U.S. Vice
president (1817-1825).
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New
York native, Lewis Morris, member of the Provincial
Legislature, appointed Deputy of the New York Convention
and Delegate to the Continental Congress.
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David
Matthews, appointed mayor of New York City, New York
( 1776-1784).
- Fort Dayton built in
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York.
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May
17, Eaton Amos, born in Chatham, Columbia County, New
York. Lawyer, botanist and geologist.
JULY
4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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August 27, the Revolutionary Battle of Long Island fought
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
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September 15, the British occupied New York City, New
York.
- September 16, the Battle
of Harlem Heights, an American victory against British
forces, fought during the American Revolutionary War in
present Manhattan, New York City, New York.
- September 22, Connecticut
born Nathan Hale died in New York City. American Revolutionary
War officer.
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Crown Point,
invaded and occupied by the British Army, in Essex County,
New York.
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July,
George Clinton, appointed first governor of New York
(1777-April 1795).
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August
6, Battle of Oriskany in Mohawk Valley, Fort Stanwix
near Oriskany in Oneida County, New York. One of the
bloodiest battles during the American Revolution, between
Americans under Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer
joined by Tuscarora and Oneida Native Americans and
the British under Lieutenant Colonel Barry St. Leger
joined by Native American Chief Joseph Brant commanding
Mohawk and Seneca tribes. Today a 85-foot high momument
dominates the Oriskany Battlefield.
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August 16, Battle of Bennington held in Walloomsac,
near the Town of Hoosick in Rensselaer County, New York.
First victory of American militia defeated the British
forces, a monument is erected in nearby Bennington,
Vermont.
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New York's
governor Clinton, ordered colonel William Butler to
burn the villages, of the Native Americans, along the
Susquehanna River near Sidney in Delaware County.
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John Barclay,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1778-1779).
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November
11, the Cherry Valley Raid, in retaliation for American
army assaults on two Native American villages, Iroquois
chief Joseph Brant destroyed Cherry Valley in Otsego
County, New York.
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Abraham Ten
Broeck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1779-1783).
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Bedford town
in Westchester County, New York, burned during the American
Revolution, by British troops led by Lieutenant Colonel
Banastre Tarleton.
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Troops under
command of General Sullivan entered the town of Bristol
in Ontario County, New York.
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1780 |
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First meeting
of the New York state legislature held in Albany, Albany
County, New York.
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Under British
protection, Seneca Native Americans settled in the Buffalo
area in Erie County, New York.
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March 3, In
Fife born Scottish James Robertson, appointed governor
of New York (1780-April 13, 1783). Died on March 4,
1788 in England.
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August 3, American
major general Benedict Arnold, appointed commander at
West Point Fort, Orange County, New York. Also known
as traitor of the American Revolution. Born on January
14, 1941 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut,
died on June 14, 1801 in London, England.
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September 21,
during a meeting in New York with British chief intelligence
officer John André, American general Benedict
Arnold agreed to surrender for £ 20,000.
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October
2, John André, executed in Tappan, Rockland County,
New York. British army officer who negotiated with American
general Benedict Arnold.
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1781 |
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Washington
established his headquarters in the Philip Livingston
House in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York.
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1782 |
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December 5,
Martin Van Buren, born in Kinderhook village, Columbia
County, New York. Eighth president of the U.S. (1837-1841).
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1783 |
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John Jacob
Beekman, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1783-1786).
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Amsterdam
on the Mohawk River settled in Montgomery County, New
York, by Albert Veeder. Coordinates 42°57N-74°11W.
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Migrating
pioneers began to appear in Albany, Albany County, New
York.
- April 3, Irving Washington
born in New York City, New York. American author who achieved
international fame, biographer, columnist, essayist also
called 'inventor' of the short story. He stayed for about
seventeen years in several European countries. Died at
the age of 76 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York,
November 28, 1859. Works e.g.'The Life of George Washington'.
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April 17, Andrew
Elliott appointed acting military governor of New York
(1873-November 25, 1783).
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1784 |
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Charlotte County,
in New York state, name changed into Washington County.
The new county included a part of the state of Vermont
and was formed from Albany and Charlotte.
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King's College
reopened, after the American Revolution, and renamed
Columbia College (later Columbia University), located
in New York City, New York.
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James Duane,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1784-1789).
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Clinton Academy
built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
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August 21,
Enos Thompson Throop, born in Johnstown, Fulton County,
New York. Governor of New York (1829-1833).
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1785
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1786 |
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John Lansing,
Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New
York (1786-1790).
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William Bingham,
a natve of England and Phildelphia banker, acquired
land at the junction of the Chenango and Susquehanna
rivers, today Bingham city in Broome County, New York.
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Clinton, village
settled on the Oriskany Creek in Oneida County, New
York. Coordinates 43°03'N-75°23'W.
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Columbia
County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany
County, seat Hudson.
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1787 |
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Binghamton
settled on the Chenago and Susquehanna rivers junction,
first known as Chenango Point, Broome County, New York.
Coordinates 42°08'N-75°54'W.
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July
26, New York NY 11th state
admitted to the Union
New
York Today :
nickname 'I Love New York', capital Albany. Area 54,475
sq.mi. (141.090km²), 27th largest state.
Counties 58 :
Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautaugua,
Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware,
Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee,
Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston,
Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York City,
Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans,
Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Rockland,
St.Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler,
Seneca, Stueben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins,
Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming,
Yates. Attractions
& Recreation : e.g. Allan H. Treman
State Marine Park, Allegany State Park, Almond Lake,
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, Anthony Wayne
Recreation Area, Battle Island State Park, Castle
Clinton National Monument, Conscience Point National
Wildlife Refuge, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum,
East Sidney Lake, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic
Site, Elizabeth E. Morton National Wildlife Refuge,
Ellis Island National Monument, Erie Canalway National
Heritage Corridor, Federal Hall National Memorial,
Fire Island National Seashore, Fort Stanwix National
Monument, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
& Museum, Gateway National Recreation Area, General
Grant National Memorial, Governors Island National
Monument, Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Home
of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hudson
River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Iroquois
National Wildlife Refuge, Lower East Side Tenement
Museum National Historic Site, Manhattan Sites, Martin
Van Buren National Historic Site, Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge, Mount Morris Dam, Museum of American
Financial History, Nara's Northeast Region New York
City, National Parks of New York Harbor, New York
State Museum, Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
Raices Latin Music Museum, Repertorio Español,
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Saint Paul's
Church National Historic Site, Saratoga National Historic
Park, Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Seaway Trail
Scenic Byway, Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife
Refuge, Statue of Liberty National Monument, Strong
Museum, Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge, The
Jazz Museum in Harlem, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
National Historic Site, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural
National Historic Site, Vanderbilt Mansion National
Historic Site, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge,
Whitney Point, Women's Rights National Historical
Park.
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Clinton County
established in New York, seat Plattsburgh.
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The New York
Legislature, created the Township of Chemung in Chemung
County.
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First white
settlers arrived in the Elmira area (called Newton)
in Chemung County, New York.
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Eastchester
Township organized in Westchester County, New York.
Coordinates 40°57'N-73°49'W.
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Geneva (part
of Pulteney Estate) on Seneca Lake, settled in Ontario
County, New York. Coordinates 42°52'N-77°00'W.
Attractions & Recreation : Finger Lakes, Seneca
Lake.
- The township of Herkimer
organized in Herkimer County, New York.
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Wing's Falls
on the Hudson River, renamed Glenn Falls, in Warren
County, New York. Coordinates 43°19'N-73°39'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: The Hyde Collection.
- March 17, Coxsackie formed
as town in Greene County, New York.
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1789 |
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Richard Varick,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1789-1801).
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Allegany
town - original name Burton - in Cattaraugus County,
New York, a part of land bought by the Holland Land
Company, from Robert Morris from Philadelphia. First
permanent settler Ebenezer Reed in 1820, the town of
Allegany created in 1831. Today, it is one of the largest
towns by size in NY, 71.7 sq.mi.
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Bristol
town formed in Ontario County, New York.
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Corning
settled on the Chemung River, Steuben County, New York.
Coordinates 42°09'N-77°04'W.
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Ontario
County established in New York, seat Canandaigua. Municipalities
: Bloomfield, Bristol, Canadice, Canadaigua,
Clifton Springs, East Bloomfield, Farmington, Geneva,
Gorham, Hopewell, Manchester, Naples, Phelps, Richmond,
Rushville, Seneca, Shortville, South Bristol, Victor,
West Bloomfield.
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Hornell,
settled on the Caisto River in Steuben County, New York.
Named after Indian trader George Hornell. Coordinates
42°19'N-77°40'W. Attractions
& Recreation : e.g. Swain Ski Area.
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The
Town of Pompey formed on Iroquois Native American land,
in Onondaga County, New York. Sq.mi. 66.5(172,2km²),
highest town in the county.
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1790 |
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First
U.S. census done in Albany, New York, counting 3,498
people.
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First
settler Isaac Lindsay, arrived in present Camillus town
area, Onondaga County, New York.
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The
Township of Cicero created by the Military Tract, land
given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New
York.
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- Cooperstown,
founded along Otsego Lake by Judge William Cooper, seat
of Otsego County in New York. Coordinates 42°42'N-74°56'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Carriage Museum, Cooperstown Indian Museum,
Farmers' Museum, Fenimore House, Harness Museum, Mount
Otsego Ski Area, Woodland Museum.
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Lysandertown,
designated as part of the Military Tract, land given
to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Masonville
settled in Delaware County, New York.
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Pompey, laid
out as Township number 10 part of the Military Tract,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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Van Buren,
designated as part of the Military Tract, land given
to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.
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February
4, John Bachman, born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County,
New York. Naturalist and Lutheran minister.
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August 1, New
York State population 340,120 residents.
- August 1, New York, Albany
County population, 75,980 residents.
- August 1, New York, Clinton
County population, 1,615 residents.
- August 1, New York, Columbia
County population 27,496 residents.
- August 1, New York, Dutchess
County population 45,276 residents.
- August 1, New York, Kings
County population 4,549 residents.
- August 1, New York, Montgomery
County population, 28,852 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York County population, 33,111 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York City population, 57,500 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ontario
County population, 1,074 residents.
- August 1, New York, Orange
County population, 18,477 residents.
- August 1, New York, Queens
population, 16,013 residents.
- August 1, New York, Richmond
County population, 3,827 residents.
- August 1, New York, Suffolk
County population, 16,546 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ulster
County population, 29,370 residents.
- August 1, New York, Washington
County population, 14,077 residents.
- August 1, New York, Westchester
County population, 23,978 residents.
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September
29, Abraham Yates, Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in
Albany County, New York (1790-June 30, 1796).
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1791 |
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Cortland, settled
on the Tioughnioga River, and seat of Cortland County
in New York. Coordinates 42°36'N-76°11'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Greek Peak, Intermont,
Labrador and Snow mountains.
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Elbridge Village
area surveyed and mapped, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Whitney Point
first settlers arrived from Massachusetts, site located
in Delaware County, New York.
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Herkimer County
established in New York, seat Herkimer.
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Otsego County
established in New York, seat Cooperstown.
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Rensselaer
County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County,
seat Troy. Minicipalities
: Albia, Alps, Averill Park, Berlin, Boyntonville,
Brainard, Brookviw, Brunswick, Burden Lake, Buskirk,
Castleton-on-Hudson, Center Berlin, Center Brunswick,
Cherry Plain, Cropseyville, Defreestville, Dunham Hollow,
Eagle Bridge, Eagle Mills, East Greenbush, East Nassau,
Easton, East Poestenkill, East Schodack, Glass Lake,
Grafton, Hoag Corners, Hoosick, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick
Junction, Johnsonville, Lansingburg, Melrose, Nassau,
North Greenbush, North Hoosick, North Petersburg, Petersburgh,
Pleasantdale, Pittstown, Poestenkill, Raymertown, Rennselaer,
Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack, Schodack Landing,
Snyders Corners, Snyders Lake, South Schodack, Speigletown,
Stephentown, Sycaway, Taborton, Taconic Lake, Troy,
Valley Falls, Walloomsac, West Sand Lake, West Valley
Falls, Wynantskill.
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Saratoga County
in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County,
seat Ballston Spa.
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Tioga County
established in New York, seat Owego.
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February 12,
Peter Cooper, born in New York City, New York. Builder
of the 'Tom Thumb' locomotive, inventor, manufacturer
and philanthropist founder of The Cooper Union.
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1792 |
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A stone rear
wing was added to the Bronck House in Coxsackie, Greene
County, New York. Today a historic house museum of Dutch
Colonial origin.
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Three villages
in the state of New York; DeWittsburg, Newton and Wisnerburg
officially merged to form the village of Newton.
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Geneva (part
of Pulteney Estate) name given by Captain Charles Williamson
referring to Geneva in Switzerland, in Ontario County,
New York.
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Greene settled
by Stephen Ketchum, Delaware County, New York.
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1793 |
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Auburn
founded by Captain John Hardenberg on the Owasco
River, Cayuga County, New York. Coordinates 42°56'N-76°34'W.
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First settlers
arrived in Elbridge Village, Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation : Seymour
Lofft Park
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Hamilton-Oneida
Academy, founded by Samuel Kirkland in Clinton, Oneida
County, New York.
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Indian
trader George Hornell built a gristmill and tavern on
land bought along the Canisteo River. The site presently
named the city of Hornell in Steuben County, New York.
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March 12, Bethlehem
incorporated. Located along the Hudson River in Albany
County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation : Bethlehem
Veterans Memorial Park, Elm Avenue Park, Feura Bush
Park, Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Henry
Hudson Park, Hollyhock Hollow Sanctuary, John Boyd Thacher
State Park, North Bethlehem Park, Selkirk Park, South
Bethlehem Park.
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1794 |
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First settlers
arrived in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Baldwinsville Public Library, Central
New York Family Sports Centre, Community Park, Beaver
Lake Nature Center, Erie Canal Lock #24, Goetz Dolls
Inc., Lysander-Radisson Ice Arena, Lysander Town Park,
McHarrie Park, Mercer Park, Oswego-Oneida Historic District,
Paper Mill Island Park, Plainville Farms, Riverview
Cemetery, Shacksboro Schoolhouse Museum, Southwest Trail,
Van Buren Central Park, Volunteer Park,
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Fort Jay built
on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
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Governors Island,
served a military installation in New York City, NY.
Coordinates 40°41'N-74°01'W.
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Marcellus,
founded in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Marcellus Park
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March 5, Onondaga
County established in New York, seat Syracuse. Cities/Towns/Villages
: Baldwinsville, Camillus, Cicero, Clay,
De Witt, East Syracuse, Elbridge, Fabius, Fayetteville,
Geddes, Jordan, Lafayette, Liverpool, Lysander, Manlius,
Marcellus, Minoa, Niles, North Syracuse, Onondaga, Otisco,
Pompey, Salina, Skaneateles, Solvay, Spafford, Syracuse,
Tully, Van Buren.
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The Town of
Pompey organized in Onondaga County, New York.
|
1795 |
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First wood
frame house built in Camillus, Onondaga County, New
York.
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Dansville village,
settled in Livingston County, New York. Coordinates
42°34'N-77°42'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Brook State Park, Letchworth
State Park
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Endicott village
settled in Union Township, Broome County, New York.
Coordinates 42°06'N-76°03'W.
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First permanent
settlers arrived in the present Marcellus area, Onondaga
County, New York.
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Schoharie County
in New York, formed out of a part
of Albany County, seat Schoharie.
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White settler
arrived in Tully, Onondaga County, New York. Town named
after ancient Roman statesman Marcus Tyllius Cicero.
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April, John
Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, elected
as governor of New York (1795-April 1801).
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April
13, James Harper, born in Newtown
(New York City). Publisher, printer (Harper &
Brothers) and mayor of New York City (1844).
Started a printing business
with his brother John in 1817. Died on March, 26, 1869
in New York City, New York, interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn New York.
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August 7, Joseph
Rodman Drake, born in New York City, New York. Poet.
|
1796 |
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Abraham Ten Broeck,
appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1796-1798).
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African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church developed in New York
City, NY. Formed by Afro-Americans who left the John Street
Methodist Church because of discrimination.
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Delaware
County in New York, created after the legislature subdivided
Otsego County.
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First
school house built in Marcellus, Onondaga County, New
York.
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Steuben
County established in New York, seat Bath.
|
1797 |
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Ava (Boonville),
settled in Oneida County, New York.
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William Gooding,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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Delaware County
established in New York, seat Delhi.
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Lysander population
15 residents, Onondaga County, New York.
- Salina received it's
name, part of Salt Reservation in Onondaga County, New
York.
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Samuel
Wilson ' Uncle Sam' started a meat-packing business
in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.
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March 10, Albany
in Albany County, became permanent capital of New York
state.
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July
29, Daniel Drew, born in Carmel, Putnam County, New
York. Railway financier
- December 17, Joseph Henry
born in Albany, Albany County, New York. Scientist.
|
1798 |
-
Philip S. Van
Rensselaer, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1798-1816).
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Chenango County
established in New York, seat Norwich.
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Oneida County
established in New York, seat Utica.
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Rockland County
established in New York, seat New City.
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Village of
Salina chartered, in Onondaga County, New York.
|
1799 |
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Asa Brown, appointed
Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County, New York.
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Town of Camillus
founded in Onondaga County, New York. Named after the
Roman General Marcus Furius Camillus. Attractions
& Recreation :
Bicentennial Park, Camillus Park, Carpenters Brook Fish
Hatchery, Empire Expo Center, Erie Canal Dinner Cruise,
Erie Canal Park/Sims Store Museum, Martisco Station
Railway Museum, Munro Park, Octagon House, Reed Webster
Park, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Scenic Hills
Park, Shove Park, Veteran's Memorial Park at Gillie
Lake, Warners Park.
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Cayuga County
established in New York, seat Auburn.
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Essex County
established in New York, seat Elizabethtown.
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The Old Dutch
Church, built in Albany, New York.
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The First Congregational
Church of Bristol, organized in Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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March 25, Bolton
in Warren County, New York, formed from Thurman.
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August 29,
The Batlle of Newton fought near Newton (today Elmira)
in Chemung County, New York. Troops of General John
Sullivan defeated combined British/Native American forces
under Sir John Johnson and Chief Joseph Brant.
|
1800 |
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Binghamton
laid out in Broome County, New York.
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The Boston
and Albany Post Road, laid out and passed through East
Greenbush Town in Rensselaer County, New York.
- Lysander population 115
residents, Onondaga County, New York.
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January 7, Millard
Fillmore, born in Cayuga County, New York. Thirteenth
president of the United States (1850-1853).
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March 14, James
Bogardus, born in Catskill, NY. Inventor, popularized
industrial cast-iron constructions.
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March 15, James
Henry Hackett, born in New York City, New York. Actor.
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March
25, Greene County formed out of Albany and Ulster, seat
Catskill, New York. Located between the Hudson River
and the Catskill Mountains. In the 17th century, Dutch
fur traders were the first European settlers. Named
after the American Revolutionar War general Nathanael
Greene. Today, Greene County consists of 14 towns and
5 villages. Area 658 sq.mi. (1.704km²).
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August 1, New
York State population 586,613 residents.
- August 1, New York, Albany
County population, 34,043 residents.
- August 1, New York, Cayuga
County population, 15,871 residents.
- August 1, New York, Chenango
County population, 15,666 residents.
- August 1, New York, Clinton
County population, 8,514 residents.
- August 1, New York, Columbia
County population, 35,322 residents.
- August 1, New York, Delaware
County population, 10,228 residents.
- August 1, New York, Dutchess
County population, 47,775 residents.
- August 1, New York, Greene
County population, 12,584 residents.
- August 1, New York, Herkimer
County population, 14,479 residents.
- August 1, New York, Kings
County population, 5,740 residents.
- August 1, New York, Montgomery
County population, 21,700 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York County population, 60,489 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York City population, 87,685 residents.
- August 1, New York, Oneida
County population, 22,047 residents.
- August 1, New York, Onondaga
County population, 7,406 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ontario
County population, 15,218 residents.
- August 1, New York, Orange
County population, 29,355 residents.
- August 1, New York, Otsego
County population, 21,636 residents.
- August 1, New York, Queens
population, 16,893 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rensselaer
County population, 30,442 residents.
- August 1, New York, Richmond
County population, 4,563 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rockland
County population, 6,353 residents.
- August 1, New York, Saratoga
County population, 24,483 residents.
- August 1, New York, Schoharie
County population, 9,808 residents.
- August 1, New York, Steuben
County population, 1,788 residents.
- August 1, New York, Suffolk
County population, 19,464 residents.
- August 1, New York, Tioga
County population, 6,889 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ulster
County population, 24,855 residents.
- August 1, New York, Washington
County population, 35,574 residents.
- August 1, New York, Westchester
County population, 27,428 residents.
|
1801 |
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James Ware,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
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Edward Livingston,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1801-1803).
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Batavia, laid
out by Joseph Ellicott for the Holland Land Company
in Genesee County, New York, and named for the Dutch
Batavian Republic.
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Lake Erie (Buffalo
Creek, presently Buffalo), settled in Erie County, New
York.
- North and South Hempstead,
renamed Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. Coordinates
40°42'N-73°37'W.
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April, George
Clinton, re-appointed second term, governor of New York
(1801-April 1804).
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May 16, William
Henry Seward, born in Florida, New York. Fourteenth
governor of New York (1839-1843).
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October
28, Henry Inman, born in Utica, Oneida County, New York.
Portrait painter, co-founder of the National Academy
of Design in New York City. Died on January 17, 1846
in New York City, New York.
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November 9,
Gail Borden, born in Norwich, New York. Businessman,
philanthropist, and inventor of a process for concentrating
milk.
|
1802 |
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First framed
house in west of Bath (Angelica village) in Allegany
County, New York, built by surveyor and Church family
land agent, Evert Van Wickle. Oldest structure in the
county.
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Genesee County
established in New York, seat Batavia.
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First grist
and saw mill built in Masonville, Delaware County, New
York.
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St. Lawrence
County established in New York, seat Canton.
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| 1803 |
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James Gooding,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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DeWitt Clinton,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1803-1807).
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The
State Bank of Albany built in New York.
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Buffalo
(named New Amsterdam) laid out by Joseph Ellicott, for
the Holland Land Company, in Erie County, New York.
Coordinates 42°54'N-78°53'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Albright-Knox Art Gallery,
Historical Museum, Kleinhans Music Hall, Museum of Science,
Studio Arena
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April
4, first Annual Town Meeting held in Tully, Onondaga
County, New York.
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July
24, Alexander Jackson Davis, born in New York City,
NY. Architect of gothic country houses and illustrator.
|
1804 |
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Timothy Stow,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
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Seneca County
established in New York, seat Waterloo.
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East Aurora,
settled in Erie County, New York. Coordinates 42°46'N-78°37'W.
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Fredonia, settled
on the Canadaway Creek in Chautauqua County, New York.
Coordinates 42°27'N-79°20'W.
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April, Morgan
Lewis, elected governor of New York (1804-April 1807).
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April 9, Albany
incorporated as a village in Albany County, New York.
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July 12, British
West Indies born Alexander Hamilton, died in New York
City, New York. First secretary of the treasury of the
United States.
- October 3, Townsend Harris,
born in Sandy Hill (present Hudson Falls), in Washington
County, New York. Diplomat, politician, U.S. consul in
Japan.
|
1805 |
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James Wares,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Auburn, appointed
seat of Cayuga County in New York.
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Dunkirk on
Lake Erie, settled in Chautauqua County, New York. Coordinates
42°29'N-79°20'W. Attractions
& Recreation
: Point Gratiot Park
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Jefferson County
established in New York, seat Watertown.
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Lewis County
established in New York, seat Lowville.
|
1806 |
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Allegany County
created out of Genesee and Steuben counties in New York,
seat Belmont.
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Broome County
established in New York, seat Binghamton.
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Geneva, incorporated
as village in Ontario County, New York.
-
Fort Jay, reconstructed
on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
- John Henry Hobart, founded
the Protestant Episcopal Theological Society (later the
General Theological Seminary) in New York City, New York.
-
Lysander town
area reduced, by the removal of the Township of Hannibal,
in Onondaga County, New York.
-
Madison County
established in New York, seat Wampsville.
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Tompkins town
incorporated as Pinefield in Delaware County, New York.
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Windmill 'Hook
Mill' built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
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February 7,
Coventry formed from Greene, in Delaware County, New
York.
|
1807 |
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Marinus Willett,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1807-1808).
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A street named
The Bowery in Manhattan, New York City. Formerly a trail
used by Native Americans during skirmishes with the
Dutch. Name derived from old Dutch word bouwerie
(farm).
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Castle Williams,
constructed on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
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Cooperstown,
incorporated in Otsego County, New York.
- Herkimer village incorporated,
seat of Herkimer County in New York. Settled as German
Flats on the Mohawk River by Palatine Germans circa 1725.
-
Lysander town
area reduced, by the removal of the Township of Cicero,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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January 11,
Ezra Cornell, born in Westchester Landing, Westchester
County, New York. Businessman, founder of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and leading the establishment
of Cornell University in Ithaca.
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April, Daniel
D. Tompkins, elected governor of New York (1807-February
1817).
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August 7, first
voyage of the steamboat 'Clermont' designed by Robert
Fulton, and built by Charles Brown, in New York City.
|
1808 |
-
Edward Reese,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Eleazer Hills,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
-
First school,
housed in a log cabin, built in Camillus, Onondaga County,
New York.
-
Cattaraugus
County established in New York, seat Little Valley.
Sq.mi. 1,310(3.393km²).
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Chautauqua
County established in New York, seat Mayville.
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Cortland County
established in New York, seat Cortland.
-
Franklin County
established in New York, seat Malone.
-
Niagara County
established in New York, seat Lockport.
-
Pinefield in
Delaware County, New York, renamed Cannonsville.
-
DeWitt Clinton,
appointed second-term mayor of New York City, New York
(1808-1810).
-
Immigration
station Ellis Island sold by the State of New York to
the federal government, became later
part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Coordinates
40°42'N-74°02'W.
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April
6, the American Fur Company incorporated in New York
State by Jacob Aster, becoming one of the largest commercial
organizations in the U.S.
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August
3, Hamilton Fish, born in New York City, New York. U.S.
Secretary of State (1869-1877).
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November,
first capitol building in Albany city completed, Albany
County, New York.
|
1809 |
-
James Archibald,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
A pail factory
built by Clark Crandall in Alfred, Allegany County,
New York.
-
Cheektowaga
township, settled by Appolos Hitchcock, an Indian agent,
located in Erie County, New York. Coordinates 42°55'N-78°46'W.
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Schenectady
County in New York, formed out
of a part of Albany County, seat Schenectady.
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Sullivan County
established in New York, seat Monticello.
-
March, the
Town of Salina organized, including parts of Geddes,
Manliuus and the City of Syracuse, in Onondaga County,
New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Burnham Park, Duerr
Park, Electronics Park, Primrose Park, Richfield Park,
Schaffer Park, Sehr Park, Sunflower Park.
|
1810 |
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New York State
population 959,049 residents.
- August 1, New York, Albany
County population, 34.661 residents.
- August 1, New York, Broome
County population, 8,130 residents.
- August 1, New York, Cayuga
County population, 29,843 residents.
- August 1, New York, Chenango
County population,21,704 residents.
- August 1, New York, Clinton
County population, 8,002 residents.
- August 1, New York, Columbia
County population, 32,390 residents.
- August 1, New York, Cortland
County population, 8,869 residents.
- August 1, New York, Delaware
County population, 20,303 residents.
- August 1, New York, Dutchess
County population, 51,363 residents.
- August 1, New York, Essex
County population, 9,477 residents.
- August 1, New York, Franklin
County population, 2,617 residents.
- August 1, New York, Genesee
County population, 12,588 residents.
- August 1, New York, Greene
County population, 19,536 residents.
- August 1, New York, Herkimer
County population, 22,046 residents.
- August 1, New York, Jefferson
County population, 15,140 residents.
- August 1, New York, Kings
County population, 8,303 residents.
- August 1, New York, Lewis
County population, 6,433 residents.
- August 1, New York, Madison
County population, 25,144 residents.
- August 1, New York, Montgomery
County population, 41,214 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York County population, 96,373 residents.
- August 1, New York, Niagara
County population, 8,971 residents.
- August 1, New York, Oneida
County population, 33,792 residents.
- August 1, New York, Onondaga
County population, 25,987 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ontario
County population, 42,032 residents.
- August 1, New York, Orange
County population, 34,347 residents.
- August 1, New York, Otsego
County population, 38,802 residents.
- August 1, New York, Queens
population, 19,336 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rensselaer
County population, 36,309 residents.
- August 1, New York, Richmond
County population, 5,347 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rockland
County population, 7,758 residents.
- August 1, New York, St.
Lawrence County population, 7,885 residents.
- August 1, New York, Saratoga
County population, 33,147 residents.
- August 1, New York, Schenectady
County population, 10,201 residents.
- August 1, New York, Schoharie
County population, 18,945 residents.
- August 1, New York, Seneca
County population, 16,609 residents.
- August 1, New York, Steuben
County population, 7,246 residents.
- August 1, New York, Suffolk
County population, 21,113 residents.
- August 1, New York, Sullivan
County population, 6,108 residents.
- August 1, New York, Tioga
County population, 7,899 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ulster
County population, 26,576 residents.
- August 1, New York, Washington
County population, 44,289 residents.
- August 1, New York, Westchester
County population, 30,272 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
Yok City population, 129,359 residents.
-
Thomas M. Wright,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Jacob Radcliff,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1810-1811)
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The
New Hartford Manufacturing Co., incorporated, operating
the second cotton mill in the state of New york located
in New Hartford, Oneida County. The Methodist church
used the factory yard for religious services.
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February 8,
Buffalo Creek (formerly Lake Erie, now Buffalo), named
Town of Buffalo in Erie County, New York.
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November 18,
Asa Gray born in Sauquoit near Paris in Oneida County,
New York. Botanist.
|
1811 |
-
Frederick Miller,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Church, a union
edifice, erected in Bolton, Warren County, New York.
-
Post Office
established in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.
-
DeWitt Clinton,
appointed third-term mayor of New York City, New York
(1811-1815).
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June
3, Henry James, Sr. born in Albany, Albany County, New
York. Union College graduate, philosophical theologian.
author, works e.g. 'The Secret of Swedenborg'.
Died at the age of 71 on December 18, 1882 in Cambridge,
Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
|
1812 |
-
Fires built
for signals to ships during the War of 1812, on Fire
Island (Great South Beach) in Suffolk County, New York.
Coordinates 40°42'N-73°00'W.
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First
religious society formed in Alfred, Allegany County,
New York.
-
William
T. Codding, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
-
Cherry
Valley incorporated, Otsego County, New York.
-
Hamilton-Oneida
Academy, chartered as Hamilton College in Clinton, Oneida
County, New York.
-
Putnam County
established in New York, seat Carmel.
-
South Battery,
constructed on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
-
September
12, Richard March Hoe born in New York City, New York.
Inventor, manufacturer of the rotary printing press.
Died on June 7, 1886 in Florence, Italy.
|
1813 |
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Warren County
established in New York, seat Queensbury. Municipalities
: Adirondack, Assembly Point, Athol, Bakers
Mills, Bolton, Bolton Landing, Brant Lake, Chester,
Cleverdale, Diamond Point, Garnet Lake, Glens Falls,
Graphite, Hague, Holcombville, Horicon, Igerna, Johnsburg,
Kattskill Bay, Lake George, Lake Luzerne, North Creek,
North River, Pilot Knob, Pottersville, Queensbury, Riparius,
Riverbank, Rockhurst, Sabbath Day Point, Silver Bay,
Stony Creek, The Glen, Trout Lake, Thurman, Warrensburg,
West Glens Falls, Wevertown.
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The Watervliet
Arsenal or "Cannon Factory" founded. Located
in Watervliet, Albany County, New York.
-
February 12,
James Dwight Dana, born in Utica, New York. Earth scientist
and naturalist.
-
April 2, Town
of Buffalo, named Village of Buffalo, in Erie County,
New York.
-
March 14, Joseph
P. Bradley, born near Albany, New York. Supreme Court
associate justice.
-
Buffalo village,
burned by the British, in Erie County, New York.
|
1814 |
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March 22, Thomas
Crawford, born in New York City, New York. Sculptor,
mainly known for his 'Freedom' figure on the dome of
the Capitol in Washington.
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October 29,
Steam Battery 'Fulton' (Demologos), first steam powered
warship built for the US Navy and designed by Robert
Fulton, launched at New York City, New York.
|
1815 |
-
Auburn incorporated
as village, Cayuga County, New York.
-
Richard Simmons,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
-
Seneca Native
American Chief Ganioda'yo, died in Onondaga County,
New York. Developer of the Handsome Lake Cult
a religion for Iroquois Native
Americans.
-
Joseph
Henry Memorial (Albany Academy) completed in Albany,
New York.
-
John Ferguson,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York.
-
Village of Newton
(later Elmira) incorporated in Chemung County, New York.
-
Jacob Radcliff,
appointed second-term mayor of New York City, New York
(1815-1818).
- January 16, Henry Wager
Halleck, born in Westernville, Oneida County, New York.U.S.
Civil War army officer.
-
February
24, Pennsylvania born Robert Fulton, died in New York
City. Inventor (steamboat construction).
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October
30, Andrew Jackson Downing, born in Newnurgh, New York.
Architect, horticulturist and landscape gardener.
|
1816 |
- Elisha Jenkins, appointed
mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1816-1819).
- School built in Alfred,
Allegany County, New York.
-
Allen
Anderson, appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County,
New York.
-
George
Codding, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol
in Ontario County, New York.
-
American
Bible Society (ABS) formed in New York City, New York,
a union of 28 local Bible societies.
-
Auburn
State Prison established in Auburn, Cayuga County,
New York.
-
Populated
part of Brooklyn, borough of New York City, incorporated
as village.
-
Buffalo
incorporated as village in Erie County, New York.
-
Hamilton County established in New York, seat Lake
Pleasant.
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Oswego
County established in New York, seat Oswego.
|
1817 |
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The constuction
started of the Erie Canal, a 340.7 miles long waterway
in New York.
-
Richard Simmons,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
-
Tompkins County
established in New York, seat Ithaca.
-
February 24,
John Tayler appointed acting-governor of New York (1817-July
1, 1817).
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May
27, Julia Ward Howe, born in New York City, New York.
Abolitionist, woman's suffrage activist, author, lecturer
and poet, works 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'
anthem for the Civil War, first published in the
Atlantic Monthly in february 1862. Married to
educator of the blind, Samuel Gridley Howe. She was
first to proclaim Mother's Day in 1870. Died on October
17, 1910 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
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July 1, Dewitt
Clinton, elected seventh governor of New York (1817-January
1, 1823).
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November 25,
John Bigelow, born in Bristol(today Malden-on-Hudson)
in New York. Author, diplomat and journalist.
|
1818 |
-
'Walk-in-the-Water'
the first steamboat on the upper Great Lakes, built
in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
-
Cadwallader
D. Colden, appointed mayor of New York City, New York
(1818-1821).
-
May
27, Jenks Amelia Bloomer, born in Homer, New York. Publisher
and reformer.
-
August
20, William George Fargo, born in Pompey, New York.
Co-founder of Wells Fargo.
|
1819 |
-
Philip S. Van
Rensselaer, appointed second-term mayor of Albany in
Albany County, New York (1819-1821).
-
Frederick Miller,
appointed second-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren
County, New York.
-
George Codding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
-
Presbytarian
church opened in Cicero, Onondaga County, New York.
-
A committee
voted the name of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York.
Named after ancient Siracusa in Sicily.
-
March 29, Edwin
Laurentine Drake, born in Greenville, New York. Driller
of the firts productive oil well in the U.S.
-
June 26, Abner
Doubleday, born in Ballston Spa, New York. Inventor
of baseball.
- December 18, Isaac Thomas
Hecker, born in New York City, New York. Priest, founder
of the Paulist Fathers.
|
1820 |
-
August 1, New
York State population 1,372,812 residents.
- August 1, New York, Albany
County population 38,116 residents.
- August 1, New York, Allegany
County population, 9,330 residents.
- August 1, New York, Broome
County population, 14,343 residents.
- Augsut 1, New York, Cattaraugus
County population, 4.090 residents.
- August 1, New York, Cayuga
County population, 38,897 residents.
- August 1, New York, Chautauqua
County population, 12,568 residents.
- August 1, New York, Chenango
County population, 31,215 residents.
- August 1, New York, Clinton
County population, 12,070 residents.
- August 1, New York, Columbia
County population, 38,330 residents.
- August 1, Nwe York, Cortland
County population, 16,507 residents.
- August 1, New York, Delaware
County population, 26,587 residents.
- August 1, New York, Dutchess
County population, 46,615 residents.
- August 1, New York, Essex
County population, 12,811 residents.
- August 1, New York, Franklin
County population, 4,439 residents.
- August 1, New York, Genesee
County population, 58,093 residents.
- August 1, New York, Greene
County population, 22,996 residents.
- August 1, New York, Hamilton
County population, 1,251 residents.
- August 1, New York, Herkimer
County population, 31,017 residents
- August 1, New York, Jefferson
County population, 32,952 residents.
- August 1, New York, Kings
County population, 11,187 residents.
- August 1, New York, Lewis
County population, 9,227 residents.
- August 1, New York, Madison
County population, 32,208 residents.
- August 1, New York, Montgomery
County population, 37,569 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York County population, 123,706 residents.
- August 1, New York, Niagara
County population, 22,990 residents.
- August 1, New York, Oneida
County population, 50,997 residents.
- August 1, New York, Onondaga
County population, 41,467 residents
- August 1, New York, Ontario
County population, 88,267 residents.
- August 1, New York, Orange
County population, 41,213 residents.
- August 1, New York, Oswego
County population, 12,374 residents.
- August 1, New York, Otsego
County population, 44,856 residents.
- August 1, New York, Putnam
County population, 11,268 residents.
- August 1, New York, Queens
population, 21,519 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rensselaer
County population, 40,153 residents.
- August 1, New York, Richmond
County population, 6,135 residents.
- August 1, New York, Rockland
County population, 8,837 residents.
- August 1, New York, St.
Lawrence County population, 16,037 residents.
- August 1, New York, Saratoga
County population, 36,052 residents.
- August 1, New York, Schenectady
County population, 13,081 residents.
- August 1, New York, Schoharie
County population, 23,154 residents.
- August 1, New York, Seneca
County population, 23,619 residents.
- August 1, New York, Steuben
County population, 21,989 residents
- August 1, New York, Suffolk
County poulation, 24,272 residents.
- August 1, New York, Sullivan
County population, 8,900 residents.
- August 1, New York, Tioga
County population, 16,971 residents.
- August 1, New York, Tompkins
County population, 20,681 residents.
- August 1, New York, Ulster
County population, 30,934 residents.
- August 1, New York, Warren
County population, 9,453 residents.
- August 1, New York, Washington
County population, 38,831 residents.
- August 1, New York, Westchester
County population, 32,638 residents.
- August 1, New York, New
York City population, 162,547 residents.
-
Allen Anderson,
appointed second-term Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County,
New York.
-
Three saw mills
built by John J. Harris in Bolton, Warren County, New
York.
-
James Gooding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
-
April
17, Joy Alexander Cartwright, born in New York City.
Surveyor and chief codifier of the baseball rules.
-
September
21, Joseph Rodman Drake, died in New York City, New
York. Poet.
-
November
14, Burlingame Anson, born in New Berlin, New York.
U.S. minister to China (1861-67).
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1821 |
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Charles Edward
Dudley, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1821-1824).
-
Joseph Wilder,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario
County, New York.
-
Stephen Allen,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1821-1824).
-
Erie County
established in New York, seat Buffalo.
-
The first natural
gas well in the U.S. used for illumination located in
Fredonia village, Chautauqua County, New York.
- Hyde Park (formerly Stoutenburgh)
formed in Dutchess County, New York. Named for Edward
Hyde, Viscount Cornbury and governor of New York (1702-1708).
-
Livingston
County established in New York, seat Geneseo.
-
Monroe County
established in New York, seat Rochester.
-
Troy Female
Seminary (originally Emma Willard School), moved from
Vermont to Troy in Rensselaer County, New York.
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1822 |
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Auburn Theological
Seminary founded in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York.
-
Hobart College,
established in Geneva, Ontario County, New York.
-
First protestant
church erected in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
- St. George Church, rebuilt
in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The church was
chartered in 1735 by George II.
-
March 17, Samuel
Putnam Avery, born in New York City. Artist, art dealer
and philanthropist.
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1823 |
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Batavia incorporated
as a village in Genesee County, New York. Coordinates
43°00'N-78°11'W.
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Circa 1823,
Mathew B. Brady, born near Lake George in Warren County,
New York. Famous American Civil War and politicians
photographer.
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Wayne County
established in New York, seat Lyons.
-
Yates County
established in New York, seat Penn Yan.
-
January 1,
Joseph Christopher Yates, elected eighth governor of
New York (1823-January 1, 1825).
-
March 23, Schuyler
Colfax, born in New York City, New York. U.S. vice-president
under President Ulysses S. Grant. (1869-1873).
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1824 |
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Orleans County
established in New York, seat Albion.
-
First grist
mill in Amboy, built by Sage Parks, Onondaga County,
New YorK.
-
Freewill Baptist
church, organized in Amboy, Onondaga County, New York.
-
Ambrose Spencer,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1824-1826).
-
William Paulding,
Jr. appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1824-1826).
-
Watervliet
city was incorporated as the village of Gibbonsville
in Albany County, New York.
-
January
17, Hayward Augustus Harvey, born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, New York. Inventor.
-
March 5, Yves
James Merritt, born in New York City, New York. Lithographer
(Currier & Yves).
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1825 |
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The Town of
LaFayette formed from a part of Pompey, in Onondaga
County, New York. Named after the French Marquis de
LaFayette.
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January 1,
Dewitt Clinton, elected second-term governor of New
York (1825-February 11, 1828). Dutch ancestors, born
on March 2, 1769 in Little Britain, Orange County, New
York. Died on February 11, 1828 at the age of 58 in
Albany, Albany County, New York.
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May
1, George Inness, born in Newburgh, Orange County, New
York, Scottish ancestors. Landscape painter, studied
at the National Academy of Design. Died at the age of
69 on August 3, 1894 at Bridge of Allen in Scotland.
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June 11, Daniel
D. Tompkins, died at the age of 51 in Staten Island,
New York. New York governor (1807-1817) and 6th U.S.
vice president (1817-1825). Born on June 21, 1774 in
Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York.
-
October 26,
the 340.7 miles long Erie Canal in the State of New
York, completed and opened.
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1826 |
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James Stevenson,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1826-1828).
-
First settlers
arrived in Podunk (present North Syracuse), Onondaga
County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Centerville Park, Clay
Park South, Goettel Park, Heritage Park, JFK Memorial
Park, Lonergan Park, Skyway Park, Sleeth Park, Toll
Road Park, Veterans Memorial Park.
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Philip Hone,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1826-1827).
-
British born
Thomas Cole, moved to Catskill in New York. Landscape
painter and founder of the Hudson River School.
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1827 |
-
Thomas McGee,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Warren Brown,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario
County, New York.
-
School built
in the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York.
-
The Town of
Clay, established in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Cigarville Railroad
Station Museum, Clay Historical Park, Clay Park Central
1 & 2, Clay Park North, Clay Park South, Hamlin
Log Cabin, Meltzer Park. Sellen-Weller Barn.
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The 'Old Red
Tavern' built in Podunk (present North Syracuse), Onondaga
County, New York.
-
William Paulding
Jr. appointed second-term mayor of New York City, New
York (1827-1829).
-
March 8, John
Crerar, born in New York City, New York. Railway industrialist
and philanthropist (John Creer Library).
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May 16, Norman
Jay Colman, born near Richfield Springs, New York. Farm
journalist and U.S. commissioner of agriculture.
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1828 |
-
Charles Edward
Dudley, appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany
County, New York (1828-1829).
-
Route
59 opened in the village of Airmont, Rockland County,
New York.
-
Jonathan
J. Case, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
Ontario County, New York.
-
The village
of Newton in Chemung County, New York, changed its name
to Elmira.
- Eliphalet Remington,
built his rifle and armory in Ilion, Herkimer County,
New York.
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February 11,
New York state governor Dewitt Clinton, died in office
in Albany, Albany County, New York. Attorney, political
leader and two-terms governor of New York.
-
February 11,
Nathaniel Pitcher, elected tenth governor of New York
(1828-January 1, 1829).
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1829 |
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John Townsend,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1829-1831).
-
William Hammond,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Walter Browne,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1829-1833).
-
Fredonia village
incorporated in the township of Pomfret, Chautauqua
County, New York.
-
Van Buren,
incorporated in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Van Buren Central Park
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January 1,
Martin Van Buren, elected eleventh governor of New York
(1829-March 5, 1829).
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March 5, Enos
Thompson Throop, elected twelfth governor of New York
(1829-January 1, 1833).
-
March 19, John
Tayler, died in Albany, New York. Acting governor of
New York in 1817.
-
May 17, John
Jay, died in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Governor
of New York.
-
June 4, Steam
Battery vessel 'Fulton' (Demologos), destroyed by a
gunpowder explosion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New
York.
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October 30,
Roscoe Conkling, born in Albany, New York. U.S. Republican
leader elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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1830 |
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Allen Anderson,
appointed third-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren
County, New York.
-
Amsterdam
incorporated as village in Montgomery County, New York.
-
Lysander
population 3,228 residents, Onondaga County, New York.
-
Skaneateles,
founded in Onondaga County, New York.
-
January
2, Henry M. Flagler, born in Hopewell, Ontario County,
New York. Financier and partner of John D. Rockefeller,
establishing the Standard Oil Company.
- February 27, Elias Hicks,
died in Jericho, Nassau County, New York. Quaker, slavery
abolition advocate and minister of the Society of Friends(Quakers).
Born, March 19, 1748 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New
York.
-
March
25, Amboy organized in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Onondaga Lake
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June 1, New
York State population 1,918,608 residents.
- June 1, New York, Albany
County population, 53,520 residents.
- June 1, New York, Allegany
County population, 26,276 residents.
- June 1, New York, Broome
County population, 17,579 residents.
- June 1, New York, Cattaraugus
County population, 16,724 residents.
- June 1, New York, Cayuga
County population, 47,948 residents.
- June 1, New York, Chautauqua
County population, 34,671 residents.
- June 1, New York, Chenango
County population, 37,238 residents.
- June 1, New York, Clinton
County population, 19,344 residents.
- June 1, New York, Columbia
County population, 39,907 residents.
- June 1, New York, Cortland
County population, 23,791 residents.
- June 1, New York, Delaware
County population, 33,024 residents.
- June 1, New York, Dutchess
County population, 50,926 residents.
- June 1, New York, Erie
County population, 35,719 residents.
- June 1, New York, Essex
County population, 19,287 residents.
- June 1, New York, Franklin
County population, 11,312 residents.
- June 1, New York, Genesee
County population, 52,147 residents.
- June 1, New York, Greene
County population, 29,525 residents.
- June 1, New York, Hamilton
County population, 1,325 residents.
- June 1, New York, Herkimer
County population, 35,870 residents.
- June 1, New York, Jefferson
County population, 48,493 residents.
- June 1, New York, Kings
County population, 20,535 residents.
- June 1, New York, Lewis
County population, 15,239 residents.
- June 1, New York, Livingston
County population, 27,729 residents.
- June 1, New York, Madison
County population, 39,038 residents.
- June 1, New York, Monroe
County population, 49,855 residents.
- June 1, New York, Montgomery
County population, 43,715 residents.
- June 1, New York, New
York County population, 202,589 residents.
- June 1, New York, Niagara
County population, 18,482 residents.
- June 1, New York, Oneida
County population, 71,326 residents.
- June 1, New York, Onondaga
County population, 58,973 residents.
- June 1, New York, Ontario
County population, 40,288 residents.
- June 1, New York, Orange
County population, 45,366 residents.
- June 1, New York, Orleans
County population, 17,732 residents.
- June 1, New York, Oswego
County population, 27,119 residents.
- June 1, New York, Otsego
County population, 51,372 residents.
- June 1, New York, Putnam
County population, 12,626 residents.
- June 1, New York, Queens
population, 22,460 residents.
- June 1, New York, Rensselaer
County population, 49,424 residents.
- June 1, New York, Richmond
County population, 7,082 residents.
- June 1, New York, Rockland
County population, 9,388 residents.
- June 1, New York, St.
Lawrence County population, 36,354 residents.
- June 1, New York, Saratoga
County population, 38,679 residents.
- June 1, New York, Schenectady
County population, 12,347 residents.
- June 1, New York, Schoharie
County population, 27,902 residents.
- June 1, New York, Seneca
County population, 21,041 residents.
- June 1, New York, Steuben
County population, 33,851 residents.
- June 1, New York, Suffolk
County population, 26,780 residents.
- June 1, New York, Sullivan
County population, 12,364 residents.
- June 1, New York, Tioga
County population, 27,69 residents.
- June 1, New York, Tompkins
County population, 36,545 residents.
- June 1, New York, Ulster
County population, 36,550 residents.
- June 1, New York, Warren
County population, 11,796 residents.
- June 1, New York, Washington
County population, 42,635 residents.
- June 1, New York, Wayne
County population, 33,643 residents.
- June 1, New York, Westchester
County population, 36,456 residents.
- June 1, New York, Yates
County population, 19,009 residents.
- June 1, New York, New
York City population, 252,666 residents.
- September 12, John Henry
Hobart, died in Auburn, New York. Bishop of the New York
Protestant Episcopal Church, author, educator and publisher.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1775.
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1831 |
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Francis Bloodgood,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1831-1834).
-
New York University
division, founded in the Bronx, in New York.
-
Abandoned Army
camp (War of 1812) on the Greenbush village site, present
East Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York.
-
April 18, the
town of Allegany (before named Burton) created in New
York.
-
July 4, James
Monroe, died in New York, New York. Fifth president
of the United States (1817-1825).
-
July 26, William
Jermyn Florence, born in Albany, New York. Actor, playwright
and songwriter.
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1832 |
- The horsecar, first introduced
by banker John Mason in the Bowery of New YorK City, New
York. A street carriage on rails to carry passengers,
pulled by horse or mule.
-
Truman Lyman,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York
-
The John Mason,
first street car in the U.S. started services in New
York City, New York.
-
Stump City,
named Gloversville, in Fulton County, New York. Coordinates
43°03'N-74°20'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Adirondack Forest Preserve
and State Park.
-
January 26,
Rufus Henry Gilbert, born in Guilford, New York. Surgeon
and transit expert.
-
April 20, Buffalo
incorporated as city in Erie County, New York.
-
May 16, Philip
Danforth Armour, born in Stockbridge, New York. Entrepreneur
and meat-packing innovator.
-
May 28, Ebenezer
Johnson elected mayor of Buffalo in Erie County, New
York (1832-March 12, 1833).
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1833 |
-
Allen Brown,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
-
Gideon Lee,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1833-1834).
-
Benjamin Henry
Day, journalist and founder of the daily newspaper
the 'New York Sun'.
-
January 1,
William Learned Marcy, elected thirteenth governor of
New York (1833-January 1, 1839).
- January 4, Robert Hoe,
died in New York City, New York. Manufacturer of printing-presses.
Born on October 29, 1784 in Hoes, Leicestershire, England.
-
March 12, Major
Andre Andrews, appointed mayor of Buffalo, in Erie County,
New York (1833-March 1834).
- August 11, Robert Green
Ingersoll, born in Dresden, Yates County, New York. Politician,
lawyer and orator, known as 'the great agnostic'. Works
e.g. 'Some Mistakes of Moses'. Died on July 21,
1899 in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York.
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1834 |
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George Hall,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
-
Erastus Corning,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1834-1837).
-
Cornelius Van
Wijck Lawrence, appointed mayor of New York City, New
York (1834-1837).
-
Binghamton
incorporated as village, Broome County, New York.
-
Brooklyn, borough
of New York City, incorporated as city.
-
Chauncey Mitchell
Depew, born in Peekskill, New York. Politician and railroad
lawyer.
-
The Dana, Franklin
and Phoenix Buildings, built in Syracuse, Onondaga County,
New York.
-
Musquito Cove,
renamed Glen Cove, in Nassau County, New York.
-
March, Ebenezer
Johnson, appointed second-term mayor of Buffalo in Erie
County, New York (1834-March 10, 1835).
-
July 14, French
born Edmond-Charles Genet, born in Schodack, Rensselaer
County, New York. French emissary to the U.S during
the French Revolution.
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1835 |
-
Stephen Pratt,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Francis Mason
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario
County, New York.
-
Jonathan Trotter,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
(1835-1836).
-
Town of DeWitt
created in Onondaga County, New York.
-
Fulton on the
Oswego River incorporated in Oswego County. Coordinates
43°19'N-76°25'W.
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Village of Jordan
incorporated in Onondaga County, New York.
-
March 10, Hiram
Pratt, appointed mayor of Buffalo in Erie County, New
York (1835-March 1836).
- May 2, John Carmel Heenan,
born in West Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. Professional
heavyweight boxer.
-
May 25, Nathaniel
Pitcher, died in Hudson Falls, New York. Governor of
New York (1828-1829)
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1836 |
-
Allen Anderson,
appointed fourth-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren
County, New York.
- Benjamin F. Wilcox,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
-
Chemung County
established in New York, seat Elmira.
-
Elmira on the
Chemung River, appointed seat of Chemung County in New
York. Coordinates 42°06'N-76°49'W.
-
February 12,
Charles Edward Cheney, born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, New York. Clergyman and co-founder of the Reformed
Episcopal Church.
-
March, Samuel
Wilkeson, appointed mayor of Buffalo in Erie County,
New York (1836-March 14, 1837).
-
April 30, Watervliet
city(Gibbonsville) was incorporated as West Troy. Albany
County, New York.
-
May 27, Jay
Gould, born in Roxbury, New York. Financier, railroad
executive.
- August 25, Francis Brett
Harte, born in Albany, Albany County, New York. Author
e.g. ' The Luck of Roaring Camp'.
-
September 14,
Aaron Burr, died in New York City. Third vice-president
of the United States, who killed his political rival,
Alexander Hamilton, in a duel.
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1837 |
-
Rufus Anderson,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New
York.
-
Jeremiah Johnson,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
(1837-1838).
-
Teunis Van
Vechten, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
New York (1837-1838).
-
Banking house
August Belmont & Company founded in New York City,
New York by German born diplomat August Belmont.
-
Corning settlement,
officially named after Erastus Corning (Corning Glassworks),
promotor of a local railroad connection, Steuben County,
New York.
-
Croton Dam,
Aqueduct and Reservoir on the Croton River in New York,
contructed as a water supply system for New York City.
The first large masonry dam in the U.S.
-
Aaron Clark,
appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1837-1839).
-
Dunkirk incorporated
as village in Chautauqua County, New York.
-
Weighlock Building
built in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
-
March 14, Josiah
Trowbridge, appointed mayor of Buffalo in Erie County,
New York (1837-December 21, 1837).
-
March 19, Joseph
Christopher Yates, died in Shenectady, New York. Eighth
governor of New York (1823-1825).
-
April 3, John
Burroughs, born near Roxbury, New York. Essayist and
naturalist (John Burroughs Memorial Association).
-
November
28, John Wesley Hyatt, born in Starkey, Yates County,
New York. Inventor of the celluloid making process.
Died on May 10, 1920 in Short Hills, Essex County, New
Jersey.
-
December 21,
Pierre Augustus Barker, appointed mayor of Buffalo in
Erie County, New York (1837-March 13, 1838).
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1838 |
- Francis Mason, appointed
second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario
County, New York.
-
The railroad
between Syracuse and Auburn, arrived in Camillus, Onondaga
County, New York.
-
Cyrus P. Smith,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
(1838-1841).
-
Jared L. Rathbone,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York
(1838-1841).
-
Fulton County
established in New York, seat Johnstown.
-
Textile
mills established along Chuctanunda Creek in Montgomery
County, New York.
-
South
Bristol organized from Bristol in Ontario County, New
York.
-
Walt
Withman established the weekly newspaper the 'Long
Islander' in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York.
-
March
13, Ebenezer Walden, appointed mayor of Buffalo in Erie
County, New York (1838-March 5, 1839).
-
March
25, Norman Bushnell Willey, born in Guilford, New York.
Governor of Idaho (1890-1893).
-
August 19, Pennsylvania born James Geddes died in
Geddes, New York. Civil engineer (Erie Canal contribution),
lawyer and politician.
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Albany County established in 1683,
seat Albany. Area 524 sq.mi. (1.357km²).
Cities (4) : Albany,
Cohoes, Troy, Watervliet
Towns (9) : Berne,
Bethlehem, Coeymans, Clarksville, Guilderland, Knox, New
Scotland, Rensselaerville, Westerlo.
Villages (7) :
Altamont, Colonie
village, Green Island, Menands, Middleburgh, Ravena, Voorheesville.
Places (40) : Alcove,
Beckers Corners, Bethlehem Center, Boght Corners, Breakabeen,
Coeymans Hollow, Colonie Center, Delmar, Dormansville,
Dunsbach Ferry, East Berne, Elsmere, Empire State Plaza,
Feura Bush, Glenmont, Guilderland Center, Huntersland,
Latham, Livingstonville, Loudonville, Mannville, Maplewood,
McKownville, Medusa, Middleburg, Newtonville, Pine, Preston
Hollow, Reidsville, Roessleville, Selkirk, Siena, Slingerlands,
South Berne, South Bethlehem, Thompsons Lake, Verdoy,
West Berne, West Latham, Westmere
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Johannes Schuyler,
Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1741-November
5, 1741).
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Cornelius Cuyler,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1742-1746).
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Dirck Ten Broeck,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1746-1748).
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Jacob C. Ten
Eyck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY
(1748-1750).
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Robert Sanders,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1750-1754).
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Johannes Hansen,
appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany County,
NY ((1754-1756).
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Sybrant G.
Van Schaick, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
NY (1756-1761).
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Volkert P. Douw,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1761-1770).
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The Schuyler
Mansion built in Albany, NY.
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Abraham C. Cuyler,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1770-1778).
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March 24, the
manor of Van Rensselaerwyck, erected into a district in
Albany County, NY.
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John Barclay,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, NY (1778-1779).
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Abraham Ten
Broeck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County,
NY (1779-1783).
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First meeting
of the New York state legislature held in Albany, Albany
County, NY.
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John Jacob Beekman,
appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1783-1786).
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Migrating
pioneers began to appear in Albany, Albany County, New
York.
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John Lansing,
Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New
York (1786-1790).
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December
17, Joseph Henry born in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Scientist.
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June
3, Henry James, Sr. born in Albany, Albany County, New
York. Union College graduate, philosophical theologian.
author, works e.g. 'The Secret of Swedenborg'.
Died at the age of 71 on December 18, 1882 in Cambridge,
Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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August
25, Francis Brett Harte, born in Albany, Albany County,
New York. Author e.g. ' The Luck of Roaring Camp'.
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1738-1838 BROOME
COUNTY Timeline
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William Bingham,
a natve of England and Phildelphia banker, acquired
land at the junction of the Chenango and Susquehanna
rivers, today Bingham city in Broome County, New York.
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1738-1838 CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY Timeline
2 Topics
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Allegany
town in Cattaraugus County NY, is a part of land bought
by the Holland Land Company, from Robert Morris from Philadelphia.
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Cattaraugus County
established in NY, seat Little Valley. Sq.mi. 1,310(3.393km²).
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1738-1838 CHARLOTTE
COUNTY Timeline
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Charlotte County,
in New York state, name changed into Washington County.
The new county included a part of the state of Vermont
and was formed from Albany and Charlotte.
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1738-1838
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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January
17, Hayward Augustus Harvey, born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, NY. Inventor.
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1738-1838 COLUMBIA
COUNTY Timeline 8
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Columbia County organized in 1786,
seat Hudson. Area 636 sq.mi. (1.647km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places
: Ancram, Acramdale, Austerlitz, Blue Stores,
Canaan, Chatham, Chatham Center, Cheviot, Claverack, Clermont,
Columbiaville, Copake, Copake Falls, Copake Lake, Craryville,
East Chatham, East Nassau, Elizaville, Germantown, Ghent,
Hillsdale, Hollowville, Hudson, Kinderhook,
Lebanon Springs, Linithgo, Livingston, Malden Borough, Malden
Bridge, Mellenville, New Lebanon, New Lebanon Center, Newton
Hook, Niverville, North Chatham, North Hillsdale, Old Chatham,
Philmont, Red Rock, Spencertown, Stockport, Stottville,
Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Falls, Taghkanic, Valatie, West Copake,
West Lebanon, West Taghkanic.
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May
17, Eaton Amos, born in Chatham, Columbia County,
NY. Lawyer, botanist and geologist.
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December 5,
Martin Van Buren, born in Kinderhook village, Columbia
County, New York. Eighth president of the U.S. (1837-1841).
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Columbia County
organized in 1786, seat Hudson.
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August
1, New York, Columbia County population 27,496 residents.
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August
1, New York, Columbia County population, 35,322 residents.
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August
1, New York, Columbia County population, 32,390 residents.
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August
1, New York, Columbia County population, 38,330 residents.
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June
1, New York, Columbia County population, 39,907 residents.
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1738-1838 DELAWARE
COUNTY Timeline
10 Topics
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New York's governor
Clinton, ordered colonel William Butler to burn the villages,
of the Native Americans, along the Susquehanna River near
Sidney in Delaware County.
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Masonville
settled in Delaware County, New York.
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Whitney Point
first settlers arrived from Massachusetts, site located
in Delaware County, NY.
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Greene settled
by Stephen Ketchum, Delaware County, NY.
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Delaware
County in New York, created after the legislature subdivided
Otsego County.
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Delaware County
established in New York, seat Delhi.
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First grist
and saw mill built in Masonville, Delaware County, New
York.
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Tompkins town
incorporated as Pinefield in Delaware County, NY.
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February 7,
Coventry formed from Greene, in Delaware County, NY.
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Pinefield in
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1738-1838 DUTCHESS
COUNTY Timeline
8 Topics
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Dutchess County organized in 1683,
seat Poughkeepsie. Area 802 sq.mi. (2.077km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places
: Amenia, Annandale, Annandale on Hudson, Arlington,
Bangall, Barrytown Beacon, Beacon Hill, Beekman, Billings,
Castle Point, Chelsea, Clinton Corners, Dover, Dover Plains,
Dutchess Junction, East Fishkill, East Park, Fishkill, Gallatin,
Glenham, Holmes, Homes, Hopewell, Hopewell Junction, Hughsonville,
Hyde Park, La Grange, Lagrangeville, Mabbettsville, Milan,
Millbrook, Millerton, Mount Ross, Nevis, New Hamburg, North
East, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant, Poughkeepsie,
Poughquag, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Salt Point,
Shekomeko, South Millbrook, Staatsburg, Staatsburgh, Stanford,
Stanfordville, Stormville, Sylvan Lake, Tivoli village,
Union Vale, Upton Lake, Verbank, Wappinger, Wappingers Falls,
Washington, Wassaic, Whaley Lake, Wiccopee, Wingdale.
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Stoutenburgh
(present Hyde Park), settled on the Hudson River in Dutchess
County, New York. Coordinates 41°47'N-72°56'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Estate
National Historic Site, Delano Roosevelt Library, Frederick
W. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site.
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February
4, John Bachman, born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County,
New York. Naturalist and Lutheran minister.
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August
1, New York, Dutchess County population, 45,276 residents.
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August
1, New York, Dutchess County population, 47,775 residents.
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August
1, New York, Dutchess County population, 51,363 residents.
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August
1, New York, Dutchess County population, 46,615 residents.
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Hyde
Park (formerly Stoutenburgh) formed in Dutchess County,
New York. Named for Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury and
governor of New York (1702-1708).
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1, New York, Dutchess County population, 50,926 residents.
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1738-1838
ERIE COUNTY Timeline
2 Topics
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Chabert Joncaire,
established a French trading post in Buffalo, Erie County,
New York.
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Under British
protection, Seneca Native Americans settled in the Buffalo
area in Erie County, New York.
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1738-1838 ESSEX
COUNTY Timeline
2 Topics
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Crown Point, township
in Essex County, NY, occupied by British forces under
Jeffrey Amherst. Coordinates 43°52'N-73°26'W.
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Crown Point,
invaded and occupied by the British Army, in Essex County,
NY.
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1738-1838 FULTON
COUNTY Timeline
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August 21,
Enos Thompson Throop, born in Johnstown, Fulton County,
New York. Governor of New York (1829-1833).
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1738-1838 GREENE
COUNTY Timeline
5 Topics
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- Bronck House, in 1738
brick was added to the Dutch colonial manor on Coxsackie
Creek in Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Pieter Jonassen
Bronck, family of whom the Bronx is named, built the manor
in 1663 on land of a Katskill native American in the Hudson
Valley. Today the oldest building in upstate New York
and a National History Landmark and museum.
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March
24, Coxsackie formed as district in Greene County, New
York.
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March
17, Coxsackie formed as town in Greene County, New York.
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A stone rear
wing was added to the Bronck House in Coxsackie, Green
County, NY. Today a historic house museum of Dutch Colonial
origin.
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March
25, Greene County formed out of Albany and Ulster, seat
Catskill, New York. Located between the Hudson River
and the Catskill Mountains. In the 17th century, Dutch
fur traders were the first European settlers. Named
after the American Revolutionar War general Nathanael
Greene. Today, Greene County consists of 14 towns and
5 villages. Area 658 sq.mi. (1.704km²).
Cities/Towns/Places :
Accra, Ashland, Athens, Cairo, Catskill, Cementon,
Climax, Cornwallville, Coxsackie, Durham, Earlton, East
Durham, East Jewett, East Windham, Elka Park, Freehold,
Greenville, Haines Falls, Halcott, Hannacroix, Hensonville,
Hunter, Jewett, Lanesville, Leeds, Lexington, Maplecrest,
New Baltimore, Norton Hill, Oak Hill, Palenville, Purling,
Prattsville, Red Falls, Round Top, South Cairo, South
Durham, South Westerlo, Surprise, Tannersville, West
Coxsackie, West Durham, West Kill, Windham.
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1738-1838 HERKIMER
COUNTY Timeline
5 Topics
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Herkimer County organized in 1791,
seat Herkimer. Area 1,412 sq.mi. (3.657km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places
: Big Moose, Cedarville, Cold Brook, Columbia,
Columbia Center, Danube, Dennison Corners, Dolgeville, Eagle
Bay, East Herkimer, East Winfield, Fairfield, Fort Herkimer,
Frankfort, Frankfort Center, German Flatts, Grant, Gravesville,
Gray, Herkimer, Ilion, Jordanville, Litchfield,
Little Falls, Manheim, Middleville, Millers Mill, Mohawk,
Morehouse, Morehouseville, Newport, Noblesboro, North Columbia,
North Ilion, North Winfield, Norway, Ohio, Old Forge, Oppenheim,
Paines Hollow, Plainfield, Plainfield Center, Poland, Russia,
Salisbury, Salisbury Center, Schuyler, South Ilion, Spinnerville,
Stark, Thendara, Unadilla Forks, Van Hornesville, Webb,
West Exeter, West Winfield, Winfield.
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August 25,
Francis Brett Harte, born in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Author e.g. ' The Luck of Roaring Camp'.
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Fort
Dayton built in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York.
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August 25,
Francis Brett Harte, born in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Author e.g. ' The Luck of Roaring Camp'.
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of Herkimer organized in Herkimer County, New York.
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Herkimer County
organized in 1791, seat Herkimer.
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Herkimer
village incorporated, seat of Herkimer County in New York.
Settled as German Flats on the Mohawk River by Palatine
Germans circa 1725.
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Eliphalet
Remington, built his rifle and armory in Ilion, Herkimer
County, New York.
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1738-1838
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Timeline
4 Topics
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Fort
Johnson (museum) built in Amsterdam, Montgomery County,
NY.
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Guy
Park Manor (museum) built by Sir William Johnson in
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, NY.
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Montgomery
County established in New York, seat Fonda.
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Amsterdam
on the Mohawk River settled in Montgomery County, New
York, by Albert Veeder. Coordinates 42°57N-74°11W.
Attractions &
Recreation : Ft. Johnson Museum, Guy Park
Manor Museum.
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1738-1838 NASSAU
COUNTY Timeline 4
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North
and South Hempstead, renamed Hempstead in Nassau County,
NY. Coordinates 40°42'N-73°37'W.
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St. George
Church, rebuilt in Hempstead, Nassau County, NY. The church
was chartered in 1735 by George II.
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March
19, Elias Hicks, born in Hempstead Township, Nassau County,
Long Island, NY. Quaker,
slavery abolition advocate and minister of the Society
of Friends(Quakers). Died on February 27, 1830 in Jericho,
Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Hicksville Village
in Nassau County named for him.
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February
27, Elias Hicks,
died in Jericho, Nassau County, New York. Quaker, slavery
abolition advocate and minister of the Society of Friends(Quakers).
Born, March 19, 1748 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New
York.
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1738-1838 NEW
YORK CITY Timeline
74 Topics
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John Cruger appointed
mayor of New York City in NY (1739-1744).
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July 4, John
Tayler, born in New York City, New York. Lieutenant
and acting-governor of NY.
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Stephen Bayard
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1744-1747).
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December 12,
John Jay born in New York City NY, first Chief Justice
of the United States and governor of New York.
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Edward Holland,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1747-November
10, 1756).
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January 2,
Philip Morin Freneau, born in New York City, NY. Editor,
essayist and poet 'Poet of the American Revolution'.
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Edward Holland,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1747-November
10, 1756).
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October 16,
Morgan Lewis, born in New York City, NY. Governor of
New York ( 1804-1807).
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John Cruger,
Jr. appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1757-1766).
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Whitehead Hicks,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1766-1776).
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John André,
a British army officer, appointed Chief intelligence officer
of general Sir Henry Clinton, British commander in chief
in New York City, NY.
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David Matthews, appointed mayor of New York City, NY(
1776-1784).
- August 27, the Revolutionary
Battle of Long Island fought in Brooklyn, New York City,
NY.
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September
15, the British occupied New York City, NY.
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September
16, the Battle of Harlem Heights, an American victory
against British forces, fought during the American Revolutionary
War in present Manhattan, New York City, NY.
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September
22, Connecticut born Nathan Hale died in New York City,
NY. American Revolutionary War officer.
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King's College
reopened, after the American Revolution, and renamed Columbia
College (later Columbia University), located in New York
City, NY.
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James Duane,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1784-1789).
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Richard Varick,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1789-1801).
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February 12,
Peter Cooper, born in New York City, NY. Builder of the
'Tom Thumb' locomotive, inventor, manufacturer and philanthropist
founder of The Cooper Union.
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Fort Jay built
on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
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Governors Island,
served a military installation in New York City, NY. Coordinates
40°41'N-74°01'W.
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April
13, James Harper, born in Newtown, NYC. Publisher, printer
(Harper & Brothers) and mayor of New York City (1844).
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August
7, Joseph Rodman Drake, born in New York City, NY. Poet.
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African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church developed in New York
City, NY. Formed by Afro-Americans who left the John Street
Methodist Church because of discrimination.
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March 15, James
Henry Hackett, born in New York City, NY. Actor.
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Edward Livingston,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1801-1803).
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DeWitt Clinton,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1803-1807).
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July
24, Alexander Jackson Davis, born in New York City, NY.
Architect of gothic country houses and illustrator.
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Fort Jay, reconstructed
on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
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Marinus Willett, appointed mayor of New York City, NY
(1807-1808).
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A street named The Bowery in Manhattan, New York City.
Formerly a trail used by Native Americans during skirmishes
with the Dutch. Name derived from old Dutch word bouwerie
(farm).
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Castle Williams, constructed on Governors Island in New
York City, NY.
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August 7, first voyage of the steamboat 'Clermont' designed
by Robert Fulton, and built by Charles Brown, in New York
City, NY.
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DeWitt Clinton,
appointed second-term mayor of New York City, NY (1808-1810).
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August
3, Hamilton Fish, born in New York City, NY. U.S. Secretary
of State (1869-1877).
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Jacob Radcliff,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1810-1811)
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DeWitt Clinton,
appointed third-term mayor of New York City, NY (1811-1815).
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South Battery,
constructed on Governors Island in New York City, NY.
- September 12, Richard March
Hoe born in New York City, New York. Inventor, manufacturer
of the rotary printing press. Died on June 7, 1886 in Florence,
Italy.
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March 22, Thomas
Crawford, born in New York City, NY. Sculptor, mainly
known for his 'Freedom' figure on the dome of the Capitol
in Washington.
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October 29, Steam
Battery 'Fulton' (Demologos), first steam powered warship
built for the US Navy and designed by Robert Fulton, launched
at New York City, NY.
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John Ferguson,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY.
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Jacob Radcliff,
appointed second-term mayor of New York City, NY(1815-1818).
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February
24, Pennsylvania born Robert Fulton, died in New York
City. Inventor (steamboat construction).
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American
Bible Society (ABS) formed in New York City, NY, a union
of 28 local Bible societies.
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Populated
part of Brooklyn, borough of New York City, incorporated
as village. Attractions
& Recreation : Brooklyn Botanic Garden
and Arboretum, Coney Island, New York Aquarium.
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May 27,
Julia Ward Howe, born in New York City, NY. Abolitionist,
woman's suffrage activist, author, lecturer and poet,
works 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' anthem for
the Civil War, first published in the Atlantic Monthly
in february 1862. Married to educator of the blind,
Samuel Gridley Howe. She was first to proclaim Mother's
Day in 1870. Died on October 17, 1910 in Portsmouth, Newport
County, Rhode Island.
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Cadwallader D.
Colden, appointed mayor of New York City, NY(1818-1821).
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December
18, Isaac Thomas Hecker, born in New York City, NY. Priest,
founder of the Paulist Fathers.
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May
17, Eaton Amos, born in Chatham, Columbia County, NY. Lawyer,
botanist and geologist.
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April
17, Joy Alexander Cartwright, born in New York City, NY.
Surveyor and chief codifier of the baseball rules.
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September
21, Joseph Rodman Drake, died in New York City, NY. Poet.
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Stephen Allen,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY(1821-1824).
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March 17, Samuel
Putnam Avery, born in New York City. Artist, art dealer
and philanthropist.
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March 23, Schuyler
Colfax, born in New York City, NY. U.S. vice-president
under President Ulysses S. Grant. (1869-1873).
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William Paulding,
Jr. appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1824-1826).
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March 5, Yves
James Merritt, born in New York City, NY. Lithographer
(Currier & Yves).
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Philip Hone,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY(1826-1827).
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William Paulding
Jr. appointed second-term mayor of New York City, NY (1827-1829).
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Walter Browne,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1829-1833).
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July 4, James
Monroe, died in New York, NY. Fifth president of the United
States (1817-1825).
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The John Mason,
first street car in the U.S. started services in New York
City, NY.
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by banker John Mason in the Bowery of New YorK City, NY.
A street carriage on rails to carry passengers, pulled by
horse or mule.
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Gideon Lee, appointed
mayor of New York City, NY (1833-1834).
- January 4, Robert Hoe,
died in New York City, NY. Manufacturer of printing-presses.
Born on October 29, 1784 in Hoes, Leicestershire, England.
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George Hall,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, NY.
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Cornelius Van
Wijck Lawrence, appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1834-1837).
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Brooklyn, borough
of New York City in NY, incorporated as city.
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Jonathan Trotter,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, NY(1835-1836).
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September 14,
Aaron Burr, died in New York City, NY. Third vice-president
of the United States, who killed his political rival,
Alexander Hamilton, in a duel.
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Jeremiah Johnson,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, NY (1837-1838).
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Banking house
August Belmont & Company founded in New York City,
NY by German born diplomat August Belmont.
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Croton Dam, Aqueduct
and Reservoir on the Croton River in New York, contructed
as a water supply system for New York City. The first
large masonry dam in the U.S.
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Aaron Clark,
appointed mayor of New York City, NY (1837-1839).
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Cyrus P. Smith,
appointed mayor of Brooklyn, New York City, NY (1838-1841).
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1738-1838 NIAGARA
COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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During the
French and Indian war, British gained control over Old
Fort Niagara, in Youngstown, Niagara County, NY. A fort
built by the French in 1726.
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1738-1838 ONEIDA
COUNTY Timeline
7 Topics
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Oneida County organized in 1798,
seat Utica. Area 1.213 sq.mi. (3.142km²). Cities/Towns/Villages/Places
: Annsville, Atwell, Augusta, Ava, Barneveld,
Bartlett, Big Brook, Blossvale, Boonville, Bridgewater,
Camden, Camroden, Cassville, Chadwicks, Clark Mills, Clayville,
Clinton, Conger Corners, Coonrod, Daytonville, Deansboro,
Deerfield, Durhamville, East Floyd, Empeyville, Forestport
Station, Fort Stanwix National Monument, Florence, Floyd,
Foresport, Franklin Springs, Frenchville, Greenway, Hawkinsville,
Hecla, Higginsville, Hillsboro, Hinckley, Holland Patent,
Honnedaga Lake, Kayuta Lake, Kirkland, Knoxboro, Lairdsville,
Lake Delta, Lee, Lee Center, Marcy, Marshall, McConnellsville,
McKeever, Mohawk Hill, New Hartford, New York Mills, North
Bay, North Bridgewater, North Wilmurt, Oriskany, Oriskany
Falls, Osceola, Otter Lake, Paris, Point Rock, Prospect,
Remsen, Ridge Mills, Rome, Sangerfield, Sauquoit, Seifert
Corners, Sherrill, South Trenton, Spencer Settlement, Stacy
Basin, Stanwix, Stanwix Heights, Steuben, Steuben Valley,
Stittville, Stockwell, Stokes, Sylvan Beach, Taberg, Talcottville,
Trenton, Utica, Vernon, Vernon Center, Verona, Verona Beach,
Vienna, Walesville, Washington Mills, Waterville, West Branch,
Western, Westdale, Westernville, West Lee, Westmoreland,
Whitesboro, Whitestown, Willowvale, Woodgate, Yorkville.
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Clinton, village
settled on the Oriskany Creek in Oneida County, New
York. Coordinates 43°03'N-75°23'W.
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Ava (Boonville),
settled in Oneida County, New York.
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Oneida County
established in New York, seat Utica.
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October
28, Henry Inman, born in Utica, Oneida County, New York.
Portrait painter, co-founder of the National Academy
of Design in New York City. Died on January 17, 1846
in New York City, New York.
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The
New Hartford Manufacturing Co., incorporated, operating
the second cotton mill in the state of New york located
in New Hartford, Litchfield County. The Methodist church
used the factory yard for religious services.
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November 18,
Asa Gray born in Sauquoit near Paris in Oneida County,
New York. Botanist.
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January
16, Henry Wager Halleck, born in Westernville, Oneida
County, New York.U.S. Civil War army officer.
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1738-1838 ONONDAGA
COUNTY Timeline
47 Topics
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The
Town of Pompey formed on Iroquois Native American land,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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First
settler Isaac Lindsay, arrived in present Camillus town
area, Onondaga County, New York.
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The
Township of Cicero created by the Military Tract, land
given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Lysandertown,
designated as part of the Military Tract, land given to
military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Pompey,
laid out as Township number 10 part of the Military Tract,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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Van
Buren, designated as part of the Military Tract, land
given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Elbridge Village
area surveyed and mapped, in Onondaga County, New York.
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First settlers
arrived in Elbridge Village, Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Seymour Lofft Park
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First settlers
arrived in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation : Baldwinsville
Public Library, Central New York Family Sports Centre,
Community Park, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Erie Canal
Lock #24, Goetz Dolls Inc., Lysander-Radisson Ice Arena,
Lysander Town Park, McHarrie Park, Mercer Park, Oswego-Oneida
Historic District, Paper Mill Island Park, Plainville
Farms, Riverview Cemetery, Shacksboro Schoolhouse Museum,
Southwest Trail, Van Buren Central Park, Volunteer Park,
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Marcellus, founded
in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Marcellus Park
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March 5, Onondaga
County established in New York, seat Syracuse.
Cities/Towns/Villages :
Baldwinsville, Camillus, Cicero, Clay, De Witt, East Syracuse,
Elbridge, Fabius, Fayetteville, Geddes, Jordan, Lafayette,
Liverpool, Lysander, Manlius, Marcellus, Minoa, Niles,
North Syracuse, Onondaga, Otisco, Pompey, Salina, Skaneateles,
Solvay, Spafford, Syracuse, Tully, Van Buren.
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The Town of Pompey
organized in Onondaga County, New York.
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First wood frame
house built in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.
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First permanent
settlers arrived in the present Marcellus area, Onondaga
County, New York.
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White settler
arrived in Tully, Onondaga County, New York. Town named
after ancient Roman statesman Marcus Tyllius Cicero.
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First
school house built in Marcellus, Onondaga County, New
York.
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Lysander population
15 residents, Onondaga County, New York.
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Salina received
it's name, part of Salt Reservation in Onondaga County,
New York.
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Village of Salina
chartered, in Onondaga County, New York.
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Town of Camillus
founded in Onondaga County, New York. Named after the
Roman General Marcus Furius Camillus. Attractions
& Recreation :
Bicentennial Park, Camillus Park, Carpenters Brook Fish
Hatchery, Empire Expo Center, Erie Canal Dinner Cruise,
Erie Canal Park/Sims Store Museum, Martisco Station Railway
Museum, Munro Park, Octagon House, Reed Webster Park,
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Scenic Hills Park,
Shove Park, Veteran's Memorial Park at Gillie Lake, Warners
Park.
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Lysander population
115 residents, Onondaga County, New York.
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April
4, first Annual Town Meeting held in Tully, Onondaga County,
New York.
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Lysander
town area reduced, by the removal of the Township of Hannibal,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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Lysander town
area reduced, by the removal of the Township of Cicero,
in Onondaga County, New York.
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First school,
housed in a log cabin, built in Camillus, Onondaga County,
New York.
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March, the Town
of Salina organized, including parts of Geddes, Manliuus
and the City of Syracuse, in Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Burnham Park, Duerr Park, Electronics Park,
Primrose Park, Richfield Park, Schaffer Park, Sehr Park,
Sunflower Park.
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Post Office established
in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.
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Seneca Native
American Chief Ganioda'yo, died in Onondaga County, New
York. Developer of the Handsome Lake Cult
a religion for Iroquois Native
Americans.
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Presbytarian
church opened in Cicero, Onondaga County, New York.
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A committee voted
the name of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York. Named
after ancient Siracusa in Sicily.
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First protestant
church erected in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
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William T. Codding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
Ontario County, New York.
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The Town of
LaFayette formed from a part of Pompey, in Onondaga
County, New York. Named after the French Marquis de
LaFayette.
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First settlers
arrived in Podunk (present North Syracuse), Onondaga County,
New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Centerville Park, Clay
Park South, Goettel Park, Heritage Park, JFK Memorial
Park, Lonergan Park, Skyway Park, Sleeth Park, Toll Road
Park, Veterans Memorial Park.
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School built in
the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County, New York.
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The Town of Clay,
established in Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Cigarville Railroad Station Museum, Clay
Historical Park, Clay Park Central 1 & 2, Clay Park
North, Clay Park South, Hamlin Log Cabin, Meltzer Park.
Sellen-Weller Barn.
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The 'Old Red
Tavern' built in Podunk (present North Syracuse), Onondaga
County, New York.
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Van Buren, incorporated
in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions
& Recreation : Van Buren Central Park
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Lysander
population 3,228 residents, Onondaga County, New York.
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Skaneateles,
founded in Onondaga County, New York.
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March
25, Amboy organized in Onondaga County, New York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Onondaga Lake
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The Dana, Franklin
and Phoenix Buildings, built in Syracuse, Onondaga County,
New York.
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Town of DeWitt
created in Onondaga County, New York.
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Village of Jordan
incorporated in Onondaga County, New York.
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Weighlock Building
built in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
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The railroad between
Syracuse and Auburn, arrived in Camillus, Onondaga County,
New York.
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1738-1838 ONTARIO
COUNTY Timeline
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Troops under command
of General Sullivan entered the town of Bristol in Ontario
County, New York.
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Geneva (part
of Pulteney Estate) on Seneca Lake, settled in Ontario
County, New York. Coordinates 42°52'N-77°00'W.
Attractions & Recreation : Finger Lakes, Seneca
Lake.
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Bristol
town formed in Ontario County, New York.
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Ontario
County established in New York, seat Canandaigua. Municipalities
: Bloomfield, Bristol, Canadice, Canadaigua,
Clifton Springs, East Bloomfield, Farmington, Geneva,
Gorham, Hopewell, Manchester, Naples, Phelps, Richmond,
Rushville, Seneca, Shortville, South Bristol, Victor,
West Bloomfield.
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Geneva (part
of Pulteney Estate) name given by Captain Charles Williamson
referring to Geneva in Switzerland, in Ontario County,
New York.
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William Gooding,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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The First Congregational
Church of Bristol, organized in Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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James Gooding,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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Geneva, incorporated
as village in Ontario County, New York.
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Eleazer Hills,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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William
T. Codding, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
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Richard Simmons,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario
County, New York.
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George Codding,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol in Ontario
County, New York.
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Richard Simmons,
second-time appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
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George Codding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
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James Gooding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
in Ontario County, New York.
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Joseph Wilder,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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William T. Codding,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
Ontario County, New York.
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Warren Brown,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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Jonathan
J. Case, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
Ontario County, New York.
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January
2, Henry M. Flagler, born in Hopewell, Ontario County,
New York. Financier and partner of John D. Rockefeller,
establishing the Standard Oil Company.
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February 12,
Charles Edward Cheney, born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, New York. Clergyman and co-founder of the Reformed
Episcopal Church.
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Allen Brown, appointed
Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario County,
New York.
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Francis Mason
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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Benjamin F. Wilcox,
appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, Ontario County,
New York.
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Francis Mason,
appointed second-term Supervisor of the town of Bristol,
Ontario County, New York.
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South
Bristol organized from Bristol in Ontario County, New
York.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed third-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren
County, New York.
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1738-1838 ORANGE
COUNTY Timeline
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July 26, George
Clinton, born in Little Britain, in Orange County, NYk.
U.S. vice-president and governor of New York.
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March 2, Dewitt
Clinton, born in Little Britain, Orange County, New York.
Columbia College graduate, lawyer, attorney, political
leader, former mayor and two-terms governor of New York.
Promoter of the construction of the Erie Canal. Died on
February 11, 1828 in Albany, Albany County, New York.
Interment in Green-Wood cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
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August, American
general Benedict Arnold, appointed commander at West
Point fort, Orange County, New York.
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May 1,
George Inness, born in Newburgh, Orange County, New York.
Landscape painter, studied at the National Academy of
Design. Died on August 3, 1894 at Bridge of Allen in Scotland.
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1738-1838 otsego
county Timeline
5 Topics
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Cherry
Valley, founded by Scottish-Irish settlers, located
in Otsego County, New York. Coordinates 42°48'N-74°45'W.
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November
11, the Cherry Valley Raid, in retaliation for American
army assaults on two Native American villages, Iroquois
chief Joseph Brant destroyed Cherry Valley in Otsego
County, New York.
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Cooperstown,
founded along Otsego Lake by Judge William Cooper, seat
of Otsego County in New York. Coordinates 42°42'N-74°56'W.
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Cooperstown,
incorporated in Otsego County, New York.
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Cherry
Valley incorporated, Otsego County, New York.
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1738-1838
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1738-1838 RENSSELAER
COUNTY Timeline
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August 16, Battle
of Bennington held in Walloomsac, near the Town of Hoosick
in Rensselaer County, New York. First victory of American
militia defeated the British forces, a monument is erected
in nearby Bennington, Vermont.
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Rensselaer County
in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat
Troy. Cities/Town/Villages
: Albia, Alps, Averill Park, Berlin, Boyntonville,
Brainard, Brookviw, Brunswick, Burden Lake, Buskirk, Castleton-on-Hudson,
Center Berlin, Center Brunswick, Cherry Plain, Cropseyville,
Defreestville, Dunham Hollow, Eagle Bridge, Eagle Mills,
East Greenbush, East Nassau, Easton, East Poestenkill,
East Schodack, Glass Lake, Grafton, Hoag Corners, Hoosick,
Hoosick Falls, Hoosick Junction, Johnsonville, Lansingburg,
Melrose, Nassau, North Greenbush, North Hoosick, North
Petersburg, Petersburgh, Pleasantdale, Pittstown, Poestenkill,
Raymertown, Rennselaer, Sand Lake, Schaghticoke, Schodack,
Schodack Landing, Snyders Corners, Snyders Lake, South
Schodack, Speigletown, Stephentown, Sycaway, Taborton,
Taconic Lake, Troy, Valley Falls, Walloomsac, West Sand
Lake, West Valley Falls, Wynantskill.
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Samuel
Wilson ' Uncle Sam' started a meat-packing business in
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.
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The Boston and
Albany Post Road, laid out and passed through East Greenbush
Town in Rensselaer County, New York.
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Troy Female Seminary
(originally Emma Willard School), moved from Vermont to
Troy in Rensselaer County, New York.
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Abandoned Army
camp (War of 1812) on the Greenbush village site, present
East Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York.
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July 14, French
born Edmond-Charles Genet, born in Schodack, Rensselaer
County, New York. French emissary to the U.S during the
French Revolution.
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May 2,
John Carmel Heenan, born in West Troy, Rensselaer County,
New York. Professional heavyweight boxer.
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1738-1838
ROCKLAND COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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October
2, John André, executed in Tappan, Rockland County,
NY. British army officer who negotiated with American
general Benedict Arnold.
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1738-1838 SHENECTADY
COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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November 9,
Joseph Christopher Yates, born in Shenectady, Shenectady
County, New York. Eighth governor of New York (1823-1825).
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1738-1838
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Timeline 8
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Suffolk County organized in 1683,
seat Riverhead. Area 911 sq.mi. (2.359km²). Towns/Villages/Places
: Amagansett, Amity Harbor, Amityville, Aquebogue,
Asharoken, Babylon, Baiting Hollow, Bay Hills, Bay Point,
Bay Port, Bay Shore, Bayberry Point, Baycrest, Bayport,
Bayshore, Beach Hampton, Beech Croft, Belle Terre, Bellport,
Blue Point, Bohemia, Box Hill, Brentwood, Bridge Hampton,
Bridgehampton, Brightwaters, Brookhaven, Calverton, Canaan
Lake, Captree Island, Carver Park, Center Moriches, Center
Port, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cherry Grove,
Cold Spring Harbor, Cold Spring Hills, Commack, Copiague,
Coram, Corneil Estates, Crab Meadow, Cutchogue, Davis Park,
Deerpark, Deer Wells, Dering Harbor, Dix Hills, East Hampton,
East Islip, East Marion, East Moriches, East Northport,
East Patchogue, East Quogue, East Setauket, East Yaphank,
Eastport, Eatons Neck, Echo, Edgewood, Elwood, Fair Harbor,
Farmingville, Fire Island, Fire Island Pines, Fishers Island,
Flanders, Flowerfield, Fort Salonga, Gilgo Beach, Gordon
Heights, Great River, Greennlawn, Greenport, Halesite, Hampton
Bays, Harbor Heights, Hauppauge, Head of the Harbor, Heer
Park, Hither Plains, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington, Huntington
Bay, Huntington Station, Islandia, Islip, Islip Manor, Islip
Terrace, Jamesport, Kings Park, Kismet, Knollwood Beach,
Lake Grove, Lake Panamoka, Lake Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma
Heights, Laurel, Lindenhurst, Lloyd Harbor, Manor Park,
Manorville, Marconiville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck,
Medford, Melville, Mid Island, Middle Island, Miller Place,
Montauk, Montclair, Moriches, Mount Sinai, Nassau Point,
Nesconset, New Suffolk Nissequogue, North Amityville, North
Babylon, North Bay Shore, North Bellport, North Haven, Northampton,
North Lindenhurst, North Patchogue, Northport, North Sea,
Oak Beach, Oak Island, Oakdale, Ocean Bay Park, Ocean Beach,
Old Field, Old Mastic, Old Westfield, Orient, Orient Point,
Panamoka, Patchogue, Peconic, Pine Air, Pine Neck, Point
O Woods, Poospatuck, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson
Station, Promised Land, Quogue, Remsenburg, Ridge, Riverhead,
Rivers Edge, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sagaponack, Sag Harbor,
Saltaire, San Remo, Sayville, Scotts Beach, Seaview, Selden,
Setauket, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, Shinnecock,
Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, South Hampton,
South Hauppauge, Southold, South Huntington, South Jamesport,
South Setauket, Speonk, St. James, Stony Brook, Strongs
Neck, Sunken Meadow, Terryville, Upton, Village of the Branch,
Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, Watermill, West Babylon,
West Bay Shore, West Brentwood, West Gilgo Beach, West Hampton,
West Hampton Beach, West Hampton Dunes, Westhampton Beach,
West Hills, West Islip, West Sayville, Westhampton, Westhampton
Dunes, Wheatley Heights, Wildwood, Willwood, Wincoma, Wtr
Mill, Wyandanch,Yaphank.
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Clinton Academy
built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
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Suffolk
County population, 16,546 residents.
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Suffolk
County population, 19,464 residents.
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Windmill 'Hook
Mill' built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
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Suffolk
County population, 21,113 residents.
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Fires built
for signals to ships during the War of 1812, on Fire
Island (Great South Beach) in Suffolk County, New York.
Coordinates 40°42'N-73°00'W.
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Suffolk
County poulation, 24,272 residents.
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June
1, New York, Suffolk County population, 26,780 residents.
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1738-1838 TYRON
COUNTY Timeline
1 Topic
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Tyron County in
New York formed from a part of Albany County.
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1738-1838 WARREN
COUNTY Timeline
25 Topics
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Lac du Saint-Sacrement
or Andiatarocte (Native American name) in Warren County,
New NY, renamed George Lake, by General Sir William Johnson
after King George II.
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September 8,
the Battle of George Lake, in Warren County, New York.
General William Johnson's troops defeated the French Canadians
and Native Americans under Baron Ludwig August Dieskau.
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Asa Brown, appointed
Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County, New York.
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March 25, Bolton
in Warren County, New York, formed from Thurman.
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James Ware, appointed
Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Timothy Stow,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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James Wares,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Edward Reese,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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James Archibald,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Thomas M. Wright,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Frederick Miller,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Church, a union
edifice, erected in Bolton, Warren County, New York.
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Warren County
established in New York, seat Queensbury. Municipalities
: Adirondack, Assembly Point, Athol, Bakers
Mills, Bolton, Bolton Landing, Brant Lake, Chester, Cleverdale,
Diamond Point, Garnet Lake, Glens Falls, Graphite, Hague,
Holcombville, Horicon, Igerna, Johnsburg, Kattskill Bay,
Lake George, Lake Luzerne, North Creek, North River, Pilot
Knob, Pottersville, Queensbury, Riparius, Riverbank, Rockhurst,
Sabbath Day Point, Silver Bay, Stony Creek, The Glen,
Trout Lake, Thurman, Warrensburg, West Glens Falls, Wevertown.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Frederick Miller,
appointed second-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County,
New York.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed second-term Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County,
New York.
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Three saw mills
built by John J. Harris in Bolton, Warren County, New
York.
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Circa 1823, Mathew
B. Brady, born near Lake George in Warren County, New
York. Famous American Civil War and politicians photographer.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed second-term Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County,
New York.
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William Hammond,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed third-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County,
New York.
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Truman Lyman,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Stephen Pratt,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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Allen Anderson,
appointed fourth-term Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County,
New York.
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Rufus Anderson,
appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.
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1738-1838 WASHINGTON
COUNTY Timeline
3 Topics
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Charlotte County
in New York, formed from Albany. Named for Queen Charlotte,
wife of King George III. The county name is non existence
anymore, name change in 1784 to honor George Washington,
in Washington County, seat Fort Edward.
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Washington County
(formerly Charlotte County) established in New York, seat
Fort Edward.
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October
3, Townsend Harris, born in Sandy Hill (present Hudson
Falls), in Washington County, New York. Diplomat, politician,
U.S. consul in Japan.
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1738-1838 WESTCHESTER
COUNTY Timeline
11 Topics
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Westchester County organized in 1683,
seat White Plains. Area 433 sq.mi. (1.121km²).
Cities/Towns/Villages/Places : Amawak, Ardsley,
Ardsley on Hudson, Armonk, Baldwin Place, Banksville, Bedford,
Bedford Corners, Bedford Hills, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville,
Buchanan, Centuck, Chappaqua, Chauncey, Cortlandt, Cortlandt
Manor, Crompond, Cross River, Croton Falls, Crotonville,
Croton-on-Hudson, Crugers, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, East
Irvington, East View, East White Plains, Edgemont, Elmsford,
Fleetwood, Gedney, Goldens Bridge, Granite Springs, Greenburgh,
Harrison, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Hawthorne, Heathcote,
Irvington, Irvington on Hudson, Jefferson Valley, Katonah,
Kitchawan, Lake Katonah, Lake Kitchawan, Lake Mohegan, Larchmont,
Lewisboro, Lincolndale, Mamaroneck, Maryknoll, Millwood,
Mohegan Lake, Montrose, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Mount
Vernon, New Castle, New Rochelle, North, North Castle, North,
North Tarrytown, North White Plains, Salem, Ossining, Peekskill,
Pelham, Pelham Manor, Philipse Manor, Pleasantville, Pocantico
Hills, Port Chester, Pound Ridge, Purchase, Purdy Station,
Purdys, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarborough, Scarsdale, Scarsdale
Park, Scotts Corners, Shenorock, Shrub Oak, Sleepy Hollow,
Sleepy Hollow Manor, Somers, Somers Town, South Salem, Tarrytown,
Thornwood, Tuckahoe, Valhalla, Verplanck, Waccabuc, West
Harrison, White Plains, Wykagyl, Yonkers,
Yorktown, Yorktown Heights.
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June 21, Daniel
D. Tompkins, born in Scarsdale, Westchester County, NY.
New York governor (1807-1817) and U.S. Vice president
(1817-1825).
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Bedford town
in Westchester County NY, burned during the American
Revolution, by British troops led by Lieutenant Colonel
Banastre Tarleton.
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Washington
established his headquarters in the Philip Livingston
House in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York.
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Eastchester
Township organized in Westchester County, NY. Coordinates
40°57'N-73°49'W.
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Westchester
County population, 23,978 residents.
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Westchester
County population, 27,428 residents.
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January 11,
Ezra Cornell, born in Westchester Landing, Westchester
County, N. Businessman, founder of the Western Union
Telegraph Company and leading the establishment of Cornell
University in Ithaca.
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Westchester
County population, 30,272 residents.
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Westchester
County population, 32,638 residents.
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May 17, John
Jay, died in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Governor
of New York.
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June
1, New York, Westchester County population, 36,456 residents.
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1738-1838
YATES COUNTY
Timeline 3
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Yates
County organized in 1823, seat Penn Yan. Area 338 sq.mi. (875km²).
Towns/Villages/Places : Barrington,
Bellona, Benton, Bluff Point, Branchport, Dresden, Dundee,
Himrod, Italy, Jerusalem, Keuka Park, Lakemont, Middlesex,
Milo, Penn Yan, Potter, Rock Stream, Rushville,
Starkey, Torrey.
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June
1, New York, Yates County population, 19,009 residents.
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August
11, Robert Green Ingersoll, born in Dresden, Yates County,
New York. Politician, lawyer and orator, known as 'the
great agnostic'. Works e.g. 'Some Mistakes of Moses'.
Died on July 21, 1899 in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County,
New York.
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November
28, John Wesley Hyatt, born in Starkey, Yates County,
New York. Inventor of the celluloid making process.
Died on May 10, 1920 in Short Hills, Essex County, New
Jersey.
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NEW
YORK
STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
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2,686 |
6.957km²
- NY St. Lawrence,
largest county in New York |
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4.654km²
- NY Essex |
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4.455km²
- NY Hamilton |
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4.224km²
- NY Franklin |
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3.745km²
- NY Delaware |
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3.654km²
- NY Herkimer |
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3.608km²
- NY Steuben |
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3.393km²
- NY Cattaraugus |
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3,302km²
- NY Lewis |
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3.294km²
- NY Jefferson |
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3.142km²
- NY Oneida |
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2.916km²
- NY Ulster |
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2.751km²
- NY Chautauqua |
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2.704km²
- NY Erie |
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2.691km²
- NY Clinton |
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2.668km²
- NY Allegany |
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2.598km²
- NY Otsego |
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2.512km²
- NY Sullivan |
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2.468km²
- NY Oswego |
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2.362km²
- NY Suffolk |
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2.315km²
- NY Chenango |
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2.251km²
- NY Warren |
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2.163km²
- NY Washington |
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2.113km²
- NY Orange |
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2.103km²
- NY Saratoga |
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2.077km²
- NY Dutchess |
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2.020km²
- NY Onondaga |
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1.831km²
- NY Broome |
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1.795km²
- NY Cayuga |
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1.707km²
- NY Monroe |
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1.699km²
- NY Madison |
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1.694km²
- NY Rensselaer |
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1.678km²
- NY Greene |
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1.668km²
- NY Ontario |
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1.647km²
- NY Columbia |
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1.637km²
- NY Livingston |
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1.611km²
- NY Schoharie |
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1.564km²
- NY Wayne |
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1.536km²
- NY Wyoming |
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1.355km²
- NY Albany - NY Niagara |
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1.344km²
- NY Tioga |
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1.295km²
- NY Cortland |
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1.285km²
- NY Fulton |
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1.279km²
- NY Genesee |
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1.233km²
- NY Tompkins |
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1.121km²
- NY Westchester |
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1.057km²
- NY Chemung |
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1.049km²
- NY Montgomery |
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1.013km²
- NY Orleans |
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875km²
- NY Yates |
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852km²
- NY Schuyler |
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842km²
- NY Seneca |
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743km²
- NY Nassau |
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598km²
- NY Putnam |
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534km²
- NY Schenectady |
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451km²
- NY Rockland |
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282km²
- NY Queens |
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184km²
- NY Kings |
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150km²
- NY Richmond |
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109km²
- NY Bronx |
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60km²
- New York, smallest
county in New York |
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NEW
YORK
STATISTICS - COUNTY CREATION
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6 counties
established : Albany - Dutchess - Orange - Suffolk - Ulster
- Westchester |
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5
counties established : Herkimer - Otsego - Rensselaer
- Saratoga, Feb 7 - Tioga |
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5
counties established : Cattaraugus, Mar 11 - Chautauqua
- Cortland - Franklin - Niagara
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3
counties established : Chenango - Oneida - Rockland
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3
counties established : Allegany - Broome - Madison
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3
counties established : Schenectady - Seneca - Sullivan
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3
counties established : Erie - Livingston, Feb 23 - Monroe |
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2
counties established : Montgomery - Washington
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2
counties established : Onondaga - Ontario
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2
counties established : Cayuga - Essex
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2
counties established : Genesee, Mar 30 - St. Lawrence
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2
counties established : Jefferson - Lewis, Mar 28
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2
counties established : Hamilton - Oswego
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2
counties established : Wayne, Apr 11 - Yates
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1
county established : New York City,
first county established in New York
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1
county established : Columbia |
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1
county established : Clinton |
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1
county established : Schoharie,
Apr 6 |
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1
county established : Steuben, Mar 18 |
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1
county established : Delaware |
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1
county established : Greene |
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1
county established : Putnam |
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1
county established : Warren, Mar 12
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1
county established : Tompkins |
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1
county established : Orleans,
Nov 12 |
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1
county established : Chemung |
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1
county established : Fulton, Apr 18
Apr |
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1
county established : Wyoming |
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1
county established : Schuyler, Jan 1
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1
county established : Nassau, Jan 1 |
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CELEBRITIES
& FAMOUS PEOPLE
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1858 |
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1882 |
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1901 |
- August 4, Louis
Daniel Armstrong 'Satchmo/Pop', born
in Corona, Queens, NYC, New York. Jazz musician, trumpeteer,
vocalist
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1921 |
- December 26, Steve
Allen, born in New York City, New York, died
October 30, 2000. Talk show host, musician, comedian,
writer.
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1923 |
- March 14, Diane
Arbus (born Nemerov), born in New York City,
New York, died July 26, 1971. Photographer
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1925 |
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1934 |
- March 26, Alan
Arkin, born in New York, New York. Academy
Award nominated actor.
- April 4, Clive
Davis, born in Brooklyn, New York. Music
mogul.
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1935 |
- December 1, Woody
Allen (Allen Stewart Königsberg), born
in Brooklyn, NYC, New York. Comedian, film director, musician,
playwright, writer.
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1936 |
- January 28, Alan
Alda (real name Alfonso Joseph D'Ambruzzo),
born in New York City, New York. Film and TV actor
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1937 |
- December
23, Avi
(Edward Irving Wortis), born in New York City, New York.
Prize winning author. |
1940 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1946 |
- June 14, Donald
John Trump, born in Queens, NYC,
New York. Entrepreneur.
- October 4, Susan
Sarandon (real name Susan Abigail Tomalin),
born in New York, New York. Film actress
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1947 |
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August 27, Barbara
Bach
(Barbara Goldbach), born in Queens, NYC, New York. Film
actress |
1949 |
- October 8, Sigourney
Weaver (Susan Alexandra Weaver), born in
Manhattan, NYC, New York.
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1950 |
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1951 |
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October 26, Julian
Schnabel, born in Brooklyn, NYC, New York.
Artist, painter and filmmaker. |
1954 |
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1956 |
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April 30, Michael
Wright, born in New York City, New York. Film
and TV actor |
1957 |
- February 28, John
Turturro, born in Brooklyn, New York. Actor,
director.
- October 3, Russell
Simmons, born in Queens, New York. Hip Hop
entertainer, entrepreneur, fashion mogul.
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1958 |
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1959 |
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1960 |
- December 1, Carol
Alt, born in Williston, Long Island,New York.
Supermodel, athor, actress, entrepreneur
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1962 |
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1964 |
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1966 |
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1969 |
- September 3, Noah
Baumbach, born in Brooklyn, NYC, New York.
Film writer, director
- November 4, Sean
Combs (P.Diddy), born in New York
City, New York. Actor, fashion designer, rapper, record
producer.
Sean Combs Photo - Buy
at AllPosters.com
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1970
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- March 27, Mariah
Carey, born in Huntingdon, Long Island, New
York. Singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, music
video director - Mariah Carey Photo - Buy
at AllPosters.com
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September 23, Ani
DiFranco (Angela Maria Difranco),
born in Buffalo, New York. Guitarist, singer, songwriter.
- December 12, Jennifer
Connelly, born in Catskill Mountains, New
York. Actress Jennifer Connelly Photo - Buy
at AllPosters.com
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1971 |
- January 19, Shawn
T. Wayans, born in New York City,
New York. Film and TV actor, comedian, DJ.
- May 16, David
Paul Boreanaz, born in Buffalo, New
York. Film and TV actor - David Boreanaz Photo - Buy
at AllPosters.com
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June 16, Tupac
Amaru Shakur, born in New York City,
New York, died September 13, 1996. Hip Hop artist, rapper,
producer, poet, screenwriter, activist
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1972 |
- May
21, 'Notorious
B.I.G.'(Christopher George Latore Wallace), born
in Brooklyn, NYC, New York, died March 9, 1997. Hip Hop artist,
rapper |
1973 |
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1977
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1979 |
- January 16, Aaliyah
Dana Haughton, born in Brooklyn, New York. Died August
25, 2001. Singer, model, dancer, actress
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September 6, Foxie
Brown (Inga Marchand), born in New York City,
New York. Singer, rapper.
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1980 |
- October 13, Ashanti
Shequoiya Douglas, born in Glen Cove, New York. Singer,
songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model and
fashion designer
- December 18, Christina
Maria Aguilera, born in New York
City, New York. Singer, songwriter, producer
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1981
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1984 |
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