Isaac Gere (1764 in Groton,

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– May 12, 1849) was an American politician from

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Life

He was the son of Isaac Gere and Mary (Leeds) Gere. He married Deborah Wright (1773–1849), and they had several children. He was Supervisor of the Town of

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in 1803, 1804, 1820 and 1821. He was a member of the

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(Saratoga Co.) in

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and

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. He was a member of the

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(4th D.) from 1830 to 1834, sitting in the 53rd, 54th, 55th and

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s. He was buried at the Village Cemetery in Galway, NY.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 128f, 141, 191, 201 and 275; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

from Galway Village Cemetery

(1899) transcription at Ray's Place

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