Darius Crosby (ca. 1768 November 18, 1818 Somers,

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Life

Crosby was a member of the

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(Westchester Co.) in

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. He was a member of the

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(Southern D.) from 1814 until his death, sitting in the 38th, 39th, 40th and

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s; and was a member of the

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in 1816. He was re-elected in 1818 to another four-year term, but died before the Legislature met for the next session, and was buried at the Presbyterian Cemetery in Somers, NY.

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ives death date Nov. 18, as transcribed from cemeterybr>''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 122f, 140, 185f and 268; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) People from Somers, New York Members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) state senators 1760s births 1818 deaths New York (state) Democratic-Republicans {{NewYork-NYSenate-stub