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Jesse Woodhull
Jesse Woodhull (February 10, 1735 – February 3, 1795) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was born on February 10, 1734/5, in Setauket, New York, Setauket, Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County, Province of New York, the son of Nathaniel Woodhull (1691–1760) and Sarah (Smith) Woodhull (born 1701). In 1753, he married Hester Du Bois (1734–1808), of New Paltz, New York, New Paltz, and they had seven children. They settled in "Blagg's Cove", then located in the Goshen, New York, Goshen Precinct in Orange County, New York, Orange County. The area became part of the Cornwall, New York, Town of Cornwall in 1764, and of the Blooming Grove, New York, Town of Blooming Grove in 1799. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and became colonel of the 1st Regiment of the Orange County State Militia. Woodhull was a member of the New York State Senate (Middle D.) from 1777 to 1781, sitting in the 1st New York State Legislature, 1st, 2nd New York State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
