Gloucester County, New York is a former county in

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that became part of the state of

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. It was a part of Albany County in the

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until 1770 and was lost to Vermont in 1777. At that time, Vermont was holding itself out as the

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and did not become a state until 1791. The County of Gloucester name was used occasionally in contemporary documents. Yet the 28 February 1770 Order for Erection and many subsequent documents refer to the region as the County of Glocester.The Documentary History of the State of New-York
arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, Secretary of State. Edited by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, 1797-1880., New York (State). Secretary's Office. Page 390. Accessed 8 September 2020. Contemporary maps also refer to the area as the County of Glocester.

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