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Wells Lake (politician)
Wells Lake (January 12, 1772 – November 26, 1839) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life Wells Lake was born January 12, 1772, in Stratford, Connecticut, the son of David (1733-1800) and Sarah Wells Lake (1742-1803). Through his mother, Lake is a direct descendant of Connecticut Governor Thomas Welles. It is unclear when Lake moved to New York, but it was there that he met his wife, Ruth (née Hine) Lake (1782-1827), and married her in 1801. Ruth's brother, Reuben Holmes Hine, was the New Paltz Town Supervisor in 1842 and a New York State Assemblyman in 1844. He lived in that part of the Town of New Paltz which was separated in 1845 as the Town of Lloyd, in Ulster County, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Sullivan and Ulster Co.) in 1820-21; and (Ulster Co.) in 1823 He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1825 to 1828, sitting in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st New York State Legislatures. Separated by his ... [...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] |
Highland, Ulster County, New York
Highland is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,647 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New York City Combined Statistical area. Highland is a community in the town of Lloyd, on U.S. Route 9W. Routes 44 and 55 run through it as well. It is the town at the western end of the Mid-Hudson Bridge across from Poughkeepsie. History The Brown–Ellis House and Anthony Yelverton House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography The community is on the west bank of the Hudson River. Highland is located at (41.718357, -73.963590). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (6.90%) is water. Demographics Of the 1,891 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 28.5% of households were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The New York State Assembly
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New York (state) State Senators
New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * ''New York'' (1916 film), a lost American silent comedy drama by George Fitzmaurice * ''New York'' (1927 film), an American silent drama by Luther Reed * ''New York'' (2009 film), a Bollywood film by Kabir Khan * '' New York: A Documentary Film'', a film by Ric Burns * "New York" (''Glee''), an episode of ''Glee'' Literature * ''New York'' (Burgess book), a 1976 work of travel and observation by Anthony Burgess * ''New York'' (Morand book), a 1930 travel book by Paul Morand * ''New York'' (novel), a 2009 historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd * ''New York'' (magazine), a bi-weekly magazine founded in 1968 Music * ''New York EP'', a 2012 EP by Angel Haze ** "New York" (Angel Haze song) * ''New York'' (album), a 1989 album by Lou Reed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Ulster County, New York
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1839 Deaths
Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the daguerreotype photography process. * January 19 – British forces capture Aden. * January 20 – Battle of Yungay: Chile defeats the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, leading to the restoration of an independent Peru. * January – The first parallax measurement of the distance to Alpha Centauri is published by Thomas Henderson. * February 11 – The University of Missouri is established, becoming the first public university west of the Mississippi River. * February 24 – William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel. * March 5 – Longwood University is founded in Farmville, Virginia. * March 7 – Baltimore City College, the third public high school in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1773 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The hymn that becomes known as '' Amazing Grace'', at this time titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17", is first used to accompany a sermon led by curate John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. * January 12 – The first museum in the American colonies is established in Charleston, South Carolina; in 1915, it is formally incorporated as the Charleston Museum. * January 17 – Second voyage of James Cook: Captain Cook in HMS Resolution (1771) becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle. * January 18 – The first opera performance in the Swedish language, ''Thetis and Phelée'', performed by Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin in Bollhuset in Stockholm, Sweden, marks the establishment of the Royal Swedish Opera. * February 8 – The Grand Council of Poland meets in Warsaw, summoned by a circular letter from King Stanisław August Poniatowski to respond to the Kingdom's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Rexford
Samuel Rexford (October 14, 1776 Claverack, then in Albany Co., now in Columbia County, New York - February 24, 1857 Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania) was an American politician from New York. Life He was in the lumber business. He was Supervisor of the Town of Sidney in 1826 and 1827. He was a member of the New York State Assembly ( Delaware Co.) in 1823 Events January–March * January 22 – By secret treaty signed at the Congress of Verona, the Quintuple Alliance gives France a mandate to invade Spain for the purpose of restoring Ferdinand VII (who has been captured by armed revolutio .... He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1829 to 1832, sitting in the 52nd, 53rd, 54th and 55th New York State Legislatures. Sources''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 127f, 144, 199 and 299; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) on-line version of ''The History of Delaware County'' by W. W. Munsell *Death notice i''An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sudam
John Sudam, sometimes stylized Suydam, (March 23, 1782 – April 13, 1835 Albany, New York) was an American politician from New York (state), New York. Life He married Ann Tallmadge (1775–1809), a sister of James Tallmadge, Jr. and Matthias B. Tallmadge. He then married Mary Harrison Elmendorf (1795–1855), and they had several children. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1823 to 1824, sitting in the 46th New York State Legislature, 46th and 47th New York State Legislatures. He was a Regent of the University of the State of New York from 1829 until his death. He was again a member of the State Senate (2nd D.) from 1833 until his death, sitting in the 56th New York State Legislature, 56th, 57th New York State Legislature, 57th and 58th New York State Legislatures. He was buried at the Sharp Burying Ground in Kingston, New York. References Sources''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 125, 129f, 146 and 338; Weed, Parson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonso T
Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from ''*Aþalfuns'', composed of the elements '' aþal'' "noble" and ''funs'' "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as ''*Alafuns'', ''*Adefuns'' and ''* Hildefuns''. It is recorded as ''Adefonsus'' in the 9th and 10th century, and as ''Adelfonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'' in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form ''Alfonso'' is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form ''Afonso'' from the early 11th. and ''Anfós'' in Catalan from the 12th Century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: ''Alonso'' (Spanish), ''Alfonso'' (Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Chambers (New York Politician)
George Chambers (October 31, 1815 Marbletown, Ulster County, New York – September 22, 1880) was an American physician and politician from New York. Life He was the son of Assemblyman Jacob Chambers (1776–1847) and Maria (Hasbrouck) Chambers (1780–1835). His father had served in the New York State Assembly from 1835 to 1836. His sister, Catherine Chambers (1807-1865) married their third cousin, once removed Josaphat DuBois Hasbrouck Jr. (1805-1893). He studied medicine, and began to practice about 1838 in Neversink, Sullivan County, New York. Three years later he returned to Marbletown, and lived in Stone Ridge. On December 5, 1845, he married Sarah Catherine Sahler (1823–1856), and they had four children. On January 28, 1858, he married Mary Esther Westbrook (1835–1895), and they had five children. He entered politics as a Whig; joined the Know Nothings, supporting Millard Fillmore for President in 1856; and then became a Democrat. He was Supervisor of the Town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marbletown, New York
Marbletown is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,658 at the 2020 census. It is located near the center of Ulster County, southwest of the City of Kingston. US 209 and NY 213 pass through the town. It is at the eastern edge of the Catskill Park. History The area was settled around 1638, and received its patent (to Henry Beekman, Thomas Garton, and Charles Brodhead) in 1703. The community of Marbletown once served briefly as the state capital, after the city of Kingston was burned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. Part of Marbletown was used in 1823 to form the Town of Olive and another part was used in 1844 to form the Town of Rosendale. The town of Marbletown was formed in 1788. The Bevier Stone House, Rest Plaus Historic District, Cornelius Wynkoop Stone House and Mohonk Mountain House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a tota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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