1738 NEW YORK 1838

50 YEARS BEFORE NEW YORK'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- Brick was added to the Bronck House (built in 1663) a Dutch colonial manor in Coxsackie, Green County, New York.

- John Cruger appointed mayor of New York City in New York (1739-1744).

- July 26, George Clinton, born in Little Britain, in Orange County, New York. U.S. vice-president and governor of New York.

- Johannes Schuyler, Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1741-November 5, 1741).

- Cherry Valley, founded by Scottish-Irish settlers, located in Otsego County, New York. Coordinates 42°48'N-74°45'W.

1742

- Cornelius Cuyler, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1742-1746).

- July 4, John Tayler, born in New York City, New York. Lieutenant and acting-governor of New York.

1743

1744

- Stephen Bayard appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1744-1747).

1745

- December 12, John Jay born in New York, first Chief Justice of the United States and governor of New York.

1746

- Dirck Ten Broeck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1746-1748).

1747

- Edward Holland, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1747-November 10, 1756).

1748

- Jacob C. Ten Eyck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1748-1750).

1749

- Fort Johnson (museum) built in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York.

1750

- Robert Sanders, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1750-1754).

1752

- January 2, Philip Morin Freneau, born in New York City, New York. Editor, essayist and poet 'Poet of the American Revolution'.

1753

- October 10, Sir Danvers Osborn, appointed governor of New York (1753-12 October, 1753).

- October 12, James de Lancey, appointed acting governor of New York (1753-September 3, 1755).

1754

- Albany Congress in New York state, adopted Benjamin Franklin's "Plan of Union".

- King's College (later Columbia University), founded in New York City, New York.

- Johannes Hansen, appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York ((1754-1756).

- October 16, Morgan Lewis, born in New York City, New York. Governor of New York ( 1804-1807).

1755

- 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.

- September 3, Sir Charles Hardy, appointed governor of New York (1755-June 3, 1757).

- 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.

1756

- Sybrant G. Van Schaick, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1756-1761).

1757

- John Cruger, Jr. appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1757-1766).

- June 3, James de Lancey, appointed second-term acting governor of New York (1757-July 30, 1760).

1758

- Chabert Joncaire, established a French trading post in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.

1759

- During the French and Indian war, British gained control over Old Fort Niagara, New York. A fort built by the French in 1726.

- Crown Point, township in Essex County, New York, occupied by British forces under Jeffrey Amherst. Coordinates 43°52'N-73°26'W.

1760

- August 4, Cadwallader Colden appointed acting governor of New York (1760-October 26, 1761).

1761

- Volkert P. Douw, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1761-1770).

- October 26, Robert Monckton appointed governor of New York 1761-June 28 1763).

1762

- The Schuyler Mansion built in Albany, New York.  

1763

- June 28, Cadwallader Colden appointed second-term acting governor of New York (1763-November 13, 1765).

1765

- French born (Caen) Michel-Jean-Guillaume de Crèvecoeur (Hector Saint-John de Crèvecoeur), became U.S. citizen in New York. French-American author.

- November 13, Sir Henry Moore appointed governor of New York (1765-September 12, 1769).

1766

- Whitehead Hicks, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1766-1776).

- Guy Park Manor (museum) built by Sir William Johnson in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York.

1768

- November 9, Joseph Christopher Yates, born in Shenectady, New York. Eighth governor of New York (1823-1825).

1769

- March 2, Dewitt Clinton, born in Little Britain, New York. Attorney, political leader and two-terms governor of New York.

- September 12, Cadwallader Conden appointed third-term acting governor of New York (1769-October 19, 1770).

1770

- Abraham C. Cuyler, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1770-1778).

- October 19, Earl of Dunmore, John Murray appointed governor of New York (1770-April 7, 1774).

1772

- Montgomery County established in New York, seat Fonda.

- Tyron County in New York formed from a part of Albany County.

- Washington County established in New York, seat Fort Edward.

- March 12, Charlotte County in New York state, formed from Albany. Named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. The county name is non existence anymore.

- March 24, the manor of Van Rensselaerwyck, erected into a district in Albany County, New York.

1774

- 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.

- April 7, William Tryon appointed governor of New York (1774-March 3, 1780).

- June 21, Daniel D. Tompkins, born in Scarsdale, New York. New York governor (1807-1817) and U.S. Vice president (1817-1825).

1775

 JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- David Matthews, appointed mayor of New York City, New York ( 1776-1784).

- May 17, Eaton Amos, born in Chatham, New York. Lawyer, botanist and geologist.

- August 27, the Revolutionary Battle of Long Island fought in Brooklyn, New York.

- September 15, the British occupied New York City, New York.

1777

- Crown Point, invaded and occupied by the British Army, in Essex County, New York.

- July, George Clinton, appointed first governor of New York (1777-April 1795).

- 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.

1778

- 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.

- John Barclay, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1778-1779).

- 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.

1779

- Abraham Ten Broeck, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1779-1783).

- Bedford town in Westchester County, NY, burned during the American Revolution, by British troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

- Troops under command of General Sullivan entered the town of Bristol in Ontario County, New York.

1780

- First meeting of the New York state legislature held in Albany, Albany County, New York.

- Under British protection, Seneca Native Americans settled in the Buffalo area in Erie County, New York.

- March 3, James Robertson appointed military governor of New York (1780-April 13, 1783).

- August, American general Benedict Arnold, appointed commander at West Point fort, New York.

- 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.

- October 2, John André, executed in Tappan, New York. British army officer who negotiated with American general Benedict Arnold.

1781

- Washington established his headquarters in the Philip Livingston House in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York.

1782

- December 5, Martin Van Buren, born in Kinderhook(Columbia), New York. Eighth president of the U.S. (1837-1841).

1783

- John Jacob Beekman, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1783-1786).

- Amsterdam on the Mohawk River settled in Montgomery County, New York, by Albert Veeder. Coordinates 42°57N-74°11W. Amsterdam Today : Attractions & Recreation : Ft. Johnson Museum, Guy Park Manor Museum.

- Migrating pioneers began to appear in Albany, New York.

- April 17, Andrew Elliott appointed acting military governor of New York (1873-November 25, 1783).

1784

- 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.

- King's College reopened, after the American Revolution, and renamed Columbia College (later Columbia University), located in New York City, New York.

- James Duane, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1784-1789).

- Clinton Academy built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.

- August 21, Enos Thompson Throop, born in Johnstown, New York. Governor of New York (1829-1833).

1786

- John Lansing, Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1786-1790).

- 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.

- Clinton, village settled on the Oriskany Creek in Oneida County, New York. Coordinates 43°03'N-75°23'W.

- Columbia County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat Hudson. Columbia County Today : Cities/Towns/villages : Austerlitz, Canaan, Chatham Town, Chatham Village, Claverack, Clermont, Copake, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hillsdale, Hudson, Kinderhook Town, Kinderhook Village, Livingston, New Lebanon, Philmont, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanic, Valatie.

1787

- 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.

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 : 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.

- Clinton County established in New York, seat Plattsburgh.

- The New York Legislature, created the Township of Chemung.

- First white settlers arrived in the Elmira area (called Newton) in Chemung County, New York.

- Eastchester Township organized in Westchester County, New York. Coordinates 40°57'N-73°49'W.

- 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.

- 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.

1789

- Richard Varick, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1789-1801).

- Allegany town in New York, is a part of land bought by the Holland Land Company, from Robert Morris from Philadelphia.

- Bristol town formed in Ontario County, New York.

- Corning settled on the Chemung River, Steuben County, New York. Coordinates 42°09'N-77°04'W.

- 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.

- 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.

1790

- New York State population 340,120 residents.

- First U.S. census done in Albany, New York, counting 3,498 people.

- First settler Isaac Lindsay, arrived in present Camillus town area, Onondaga County, New York.

- The Township of Cicero created by the Military Tract, land given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.

- 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.

- Lysandertown, designated as part of the Military Tract, land given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.

- Masonville settled in Delaware County, New York.

- Pompey, laid out as Township number 10 part of the Military Tract, in Onondaga County, New York.

- Van Buren, designated as part of the Military Tract, land given to military veterans, in Onondaga County, New York.

- February 4, John Bachman, born in Rhinebeck, New York. Naturalist and Lutheran minister.

- September 29, Abraham Yates, Jr. appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1790-June 30, 1796).

1791

- 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.

- Elbridge Village area surveyed and mapped, in Onondaga County, New York.

- Whitney Point first settlers arrived from Massachusetts, located in Delaware County, New York.

- Herkimer County established in New York, seat Herkimer.

- Otsego County established in New York, seat Cooperstown.

- 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.

- Saratoga County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat Ballston Spa.

- Tioga County established in New York, seat Owego.

- 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.

1792

- A stone rear wing was added to the Bronck House in Coxsackie, Green County, New York. Today a historic house museum of Dutch Colonial origin.

- Three villages in the state of New York; DeWittsburg, Newton and Wisnerburg officially merged to form the village of Newton.

- Geneva (part of Pulteney Estate) name given by Captain Charles Williamson referring to Geneva in Switzerland, in Ontario County, New York.

- Greene settled by Stephen Ketchum, Delaware County, New York.

1793

- Auburn founded by Captain John Hardenberg on the Owasco River, Cayuga County, New York. Coordinates 42°56'N-76°34'W.

- First settlers arrived in Elbridge Village, Onondaga County, New York. Attractions & Recreation : Seymour Lofft Park

- Hamilton-Oneida Academy, founded by Samuel Kirkland in Clinton, Oneida County, New York.

- 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.

1794

- 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,

- Fort Jay built on Governors Island in New York City, NY.

- Governors Island, served a military installation in New York City, NY. Coordinates 40°41'N-74°01'W.

- Marcellus, founded in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions & Recreation : Marcellus Park

- 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.

- The Town of Pompey organized in Onondaga County, New York.

1795

- First wood frame house built in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York.

- Dansville village, settled in Linvingston County, New York. Coordinates 42°34'N-77°42'W. Attractions & Recreation : Brook State Park, Letchworth State Park

- Endicott village settled in Union Township, Broome County, New York. Coordinates 42°06'N-76°03'W.

- First permanent settlers arrived in the present Marcellus area, Onondaga County, New York.

- Schoharie County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat Schoharie.

- White settler arrived in Tully, Onondaga County, New York. Town named after ancient Roman statesman Marcus Tyllius Cicero.

- April, John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, elected as governor of New York (1795-April 1801).

- August 7, Joseph Rodman Drake, born in New York City, New York. Poet.

1796

- Abraham Ten Broeck, appointed second-term mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1796-1798).

- 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.

- Delaware County in New York, created after the legislature subdivided Otsego County.

- First school house built in Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York.

- Steuben County established in New York, seat Bath.

1797

- Ava (Boonville), settled in Oneida County, New York.

- William Gooding, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario County, New York.

- Delaware County established in New York, seat Delhi.

- Lysander population 15 residents, Onondaga County, New York.

- Salina received it's name, part of Salt Reservation in Onondaga County, New York.

- Samuel Wilson ' Uncle Sam' started a meat-packing business in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.

- March 10, Albany in Albany County, became permanent capital of New York state.

- July 29, Daniel Drew, born in Carmel, New York. Railway financier

1798

- Philip S. Van Rensselaer, appointed mayor of Albany in Albany County, New York (1798-1816).

- Chenango County established in New York, seat Norwich.

- Oneida County established in New York, seat Utica.

- Rockland County established in New York, seat New City.

- Village of Salina chartered, in Onondaga County, New York.

1799

- Asa Brown, appointed Supervisor of Bolton, Warren County, New York.

- 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.

- Cayuga County established in New York, seat Auburn.

- Essex County established in New York, seat Elizabethtown.

- The Old Dutch Church, built in Albany, New York.

- The First Congregational Church of Bristol, organized in Bristol, Ontario County, New York.

- March 25, Bolton in Warren County, New York, formed from Thurman.

- 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

- New York State population 589,051 residents.

- Binghamton laid out in Broome County, New York.

- The Boston and Albany Post Road, laid out and passed through East Greenbush Town in Rensselaer County, New York.

- Greene County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat Catskill.

- Lysander population 115 residents, Onondaga County, New York.

- January 7, Millard Fillmore, born in Cayuga County, New York. Thirteenth president of the United States (1850-1853).

- March 14, James Bogardus, born in Catskill, NY. Inventor, popularized industrial cast-iron constructions.

1801

- James Ware, appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.

- Edward Livingston, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1801-1803).

- Batavia, laid out by Joseph Ellicott for the Holland Land Company in Genesee County, New York, and named for the Dutch Batavian Republic.

- Lake Erie (Buffalo Creek, presently Buffalo), settled in Erie County, New York.

- April, George Clinton, re-appointed second term, governor of New York (1801-April 1804).

- May 16, William Henry Seward, born in Florida, New York. Fourteenth governor of New York (1839-1843).

- November 9, Gail Borden, born in Norwich, New York. Businessman, philanthropist, and inventor of a process for concentrating milk.

1802

- 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.

- Genesee County established in New York, seat Batavia.

- First grist and saw mill built in Masonville, Delaware County, New York.

- St. Lawrence County established in New York, seat Canton.

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- James Gooding, appointed Supervisor of the town of Bristol, in Ontario County, New York.

- DeWitt Clinton, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1803-1807).

- The State Bank of Albany built in New York.

- 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

- April 4, first Annual Town Meeting held in Tully, Onondaga County, New York.

- July 24, Alexander Jackson Davis, born in New York City, NY. Architect of gothic country houses and illustrator.

1804

- Timothy Stow, appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.

- Seneca County established in New York, seat Waterloo.

- East Aurora, settled in Erie County, New York. Coordinates 42°46'N-78°37'W.

- Fredonia, settled on the Canadaway Creek in Chautauqua County, New York. Coordinates 42°27'N-79°20'W.

- April, Morgan Lewis, elected governor of New York (1804-April 1807).

- April 9, Albany incorporated as a village in Albany County, New York.

1805

- James Wares, appointed Supervisor of Bolton in Warren County, New York.

- Auburn, appointed seat of Cayuga County in New York.

- Dunkirk on Lake Erie, settled in Chautauqua County, New York. Coordinates 42°29'N-79°20'W. Attractions & Recreation : Point Gratiot Park

- Jefferson County established in New York, seat Watertown.

- Lewis County established in New York, seat Lowville.

1806

- Allegany County created out of Genesee and Steuben counties in New York, seat Belmont.

- Broome County established in New York, seat Binghamton.

- Geneva, incorporated as village in Ontario County, New York.

- Fort Jay, reconstructed on Governors Island in New York City, NY.

- 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.

- Tompkins town incorporated as Pinefield in Delaware County, New York.

- Windmill 'Hook Mill' built in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.

- February 7, Coventry formed from Greene, in Delaware County, New York.

1807

- Marinus Willett, appointed mayor of New York City, New York (1807-1808).

- 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).

- Castle Williams, constructed on Governors Island in New York City, NY.

- Cooperstown, incorporated in Otsego County, New York.

- Lysander town area reduced, by the removal of the Township of Cicero, in Onondaga County, New York.

- January 11, Ezra Cornell, born in Westchester Landing, New York. Businessman, founder of the Western Union Telegraph Company and leading the establishment of Cornell University in Ithaca.

- April, Daniel D. Tompkins, elected governor of New York (1807-February 1817).

- 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.

- Chautauqua County established in New York, seat Mayville.

- 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.

- 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.

- August 3, Hamilton Fish, born in New York City, New York. U.S. Secretary of State (1869-1877).

- 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.

- Schenectady County in New York, formed out of a part of Albany County, seat Schenectady.

- 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

- New York State population 959,049 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)

- February 8, Buffalo Creek (formerly Lake Erie, now Buffalo), named Town of Buffalo in Erie County, New York.

- 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).

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.

- 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.

1813

- 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.

- 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

- 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.

- 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).

- February 24, Pennsylvania born Robert Fulton, died in New York City. Inventor (steamboat construction).

- 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. Attractions & Recreation : Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Arboretum, Coney Island, New York Aquarium.

- Buffalo incorporated as village in Erie County, New York.

- Hamilton County established in New York, seat Lake Pleasant.

- Oswego County established in New York, seat Oswego.

1817

- 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).

- July 1, Dewitt Clinton, elected seventh governor of New York (1817-January 1, 1823).

- 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.

1820

- New York State population 1,372,812 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).

1821

- 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.

- 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.

1822

- 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.

- March 17, Samuel Putnam Avery, born in New York City. Artist, art dealer and philanthropist.

1823

- Batavia incorporated as a village in Genesee County, New York. Coordinates 43°00'N-78°11'W.

- Circa 1823, Mathew B. Brady, born near Lake George in Warren County, New York. Famous American Civil War and politicians photographer.

- 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).

1824

- 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.

- March 5, Yves James Merritt, born in New York City, New York. Lithographer (Currier & Yves).

1825

- The Town of LaFayette formed from a part of Pompey, in Onondaga County, New York.

- January 1, Dewitt Clinton, elected second-term governor of New York (1825-February 11, 1828).

- June 11, Daniel D. Tompkins, died in Staten Island, New York. New York governor (1807-1817) and U.S. vice president (1817-1825).

- October 26, the 340.7 miles long Erie Canal in the State of New York, completed and opened.

1826

- 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.

- 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.

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.

- 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).

- May 16, Norman Jay Colman, born near Richfield Springs, New York. Farm journalist and U.S. commissioner of agriculture.

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.

- 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).

1829

- 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

- January 1, Martin Van Buren, elected eleventh governor of New York (1829-March 5, 1829).

- 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, 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.

- October 30, Roscoe Conkling, born in Albany, New York. U.S. Republican leader elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

1830

- New York State population 1,918,608 residents.

- 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.

- March 25, Amboy organized in Onondaga County, New York. Attractions & Recreation : Onondaga Lake

1831

- 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.

1832

- 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).

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).

- March 12, Major Andre Andrews, appointed mayor of Buffalo, in Erie County, New York (1833-March 1834).

1834

- 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.

1835