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  • Cayuga County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cayuga County, New York. Official Website When counties were established in the Province of New York in 1683, the present Cayuga County was part of Albany County. This was an enormous county, including the northern part of the present state of New York and all of the present state of Vermont and, in theory, extending westward to the...

  • Owasco Rural Cemetery, Skaneateles, New York

    The town of Owasco is located in Cayuga county but the cemetery is just over the county line in Onondaga County. From Skaneateles take Route 41A south to Benson Road and continue to the end and cross 38A to Cemetery Road and continue about a quarter of a mile or less, you will see the cemetery on the right. Find a Grave Billion Graves Interment.net

  • Memorial Heights Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York

    Also known as Breed Run Cemetery, Memorial Heights Cemetery resides in the Seneca Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians. "Several small cemeteries and family plots were moved here in 1964 due to the Kinzua Dam construction. Their original locations are now under water. Those reintered cemeteries are: Shongo Cemetery, Crouse-Patterson Cemetery, Red House Cemetery, Harris Cemetery,...

  • Seneca - Onödowá’ga:’

    The Seneca or Onödowá’ga:’ (pronounced: Oh-n'own-dough-wahgah) or "Great Hill People" are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the American Revolution. They were the largest ...

  • Salamanca (City), Cattaraugus, New York

    Salamanca resides in Cattaraugus County, New York. Salamanca is a city which is located on the Allegany Indian Reservation (Allegany Territory), in a valley between the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains. Also known as Onë:dagö:h, Salamanca is governed by the Seneca Nation of Indians of New York. Because of its continued habitation by the Seneca Nation, many believe that Salamanca is a native...

  • Steuben County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Steuben County, New York. Official Website The county was created in 1796 and was named in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same. There is no direct link between Baron von Steuben and modern Steuben County, which he never...

  • Anson Brewster Cemetery, Greenwood, New York

    This cemetery is located on Slaght/Slaight Road, Greenwood, Steuben County, New York. It's also known as Brewster Cemetery and Hartrum Cemetery . Find a Grave Painted Hills Genealogy

  • Founders of the town of Southampton

    Founders of the town of Southampton Please add profiles to project for the people named in bold below, and also, hyperlink them. Southold, Southampton, and East Hampton New Netherland Institute - Eastern Long Island In 1640, a group of "straitened" English pioneers left the town of Lynn in the Massachusetts Bay colony in search of land and a better life. They thought they had found it wh...

  • St. Lawrence County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Lawrence County, New York. Official Website St. Lawrence County is part of Macomb's Purchase of 1791 and was established in 1802. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Christian saint Lawrence of Rome, on whose feast day the river was visited by French explorer Jacques Cartier. On Sep...

  • Dutchess County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Dutchess County, New York. Official Website History Before Anglo-Dutch settlement, what is today Dutchess County was a leading center for the native Wappinger peoples. They had their council-fire at what is now Fishkill Hook, and also held gatherings along the Danskammer. On November 1, 1683, the Province of New York established i...

  • New York Law School

    Wikipedia =New York Law School is an ABA-accredited private law school that was founded in 1891 in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.The current Dean of New York Law School is Anthony W. Crowell. New York Law School’s faculty includes 77 full-time and 103 adjunct professors. Notable Alumni

  • The Bronx, New York (Bronx County)

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in The Bronx, Bronx County, New York. History & Etymology Early Names The Bronx was called Rananchqua by the native Siwanoy band of Lenape (also known historically as the Delawares), while other Native Americans knew the Bronx as Keskeskeck. It was divided by the Aquahung River. The origin of Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) has been conte...

  • Oneida County, New York, USA

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Oneida County, NY.It is not to be confused with Oneida, New York in Madison County. Cities, Towns and Communities: * +Denotes county seatAdrian - Annsville - Augusta - Ava - Barneveld - Boonville - Bridgewater - Camden - Cassville - Chadwicks - Clark Mills - Clayville - Clinton - Deansboro - Deerfield - Durhamville - Florence - Floyd ...

  • Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York

    Woodlands Cemetery resides in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Earliest interments date from the 1780s. This burying ground is well maintained and still active. Woodlands Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Village of Cambridge, New York. The 40+ acre property features large shade trees, well maintained driving and walking avenues, historic markers and lovely views from t...

  • Rochester, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Rochester, New York. Rochester is the county seat of Monroe County in western New York. Rochester was one of America's first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing hub. Several of the region's universities (notably the University of Rochester...

  • Westchester County, New York

    Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2) and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities. It was named after the city of Chester in England, and the county seat is White Plains. List of Populated Places in Westchester County Cities Yonkers , founded in 1646 N...

  • Monroe County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Monroe County, New York. Established in 1821, the county is named for James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States. Adjacent Counties Livingston County Genesee County Orleans County Ontario County Wayne County Cities, Towns, Hamlets & Communities Adams Basin | Barnard | Beattie Beach | Belcoda | Braddock Bay...

  • Staten Island, New York (Richmond County)

    Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. Official Website A home to the Lenape indigenous people, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th century. It was one of the 12 original counties of New York state. Staten Island was consolidated with New York City in 1898. It was formally known as the Borough of Richmond until...

  • Tompkins County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tompkins County, New York. Official Website On April 7, 1817, Tompkins County was created and was named after then US Vice-President and former New York Governor Daniel Tompkins. Tompkins almost certainly never visited the county named for him. Adjacent Counties Cayuga County Cortland County Tioga County Chemung County ...

  • South Napoli Cemetery, Napoli, Cattaraugus, New York

    South Napoli Cemetery is also known as Napoli Corners Cemetery. It is under and cared for by the Napoli Cemetery Association.

  • Washington County, New York

    Please add profiles for those who were born, lived, died or are buried in Washington County, New York. Official Wesbite The county was created in 1772 and named for U.S. President George Washington. Adjacent Counties Essex County Addison County Warren County Saratoga County Rensselaer County Bennington County, Vermont Rutland County, Vermont

  • Nassau County, New York (Long Island)

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nassau County, New York.= Official Website = Overview Nassau County is situated on western Long Island, bordering New York City's borough of Queens to the west, and Suffolk County to the east. It is the most densely populated and second-most populous county in New York State outside of New York City, with which it maintains extensive ...

  • Albany County, New York

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Albany County, New York. Official Website Overview Albany County is a county in the state of New York , in the United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is on the east. The county seat is Albany, the state capital of New York. As originally established by the E...

  • Hamilton College

    Hamilton College== Wikipedia Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York, United States. Founded as a boys' school in 1793, it was chartered as Hamilton College in 1812. It has been coeducational since 1978, when it merged with its sister school of Kirkland College. Hamilton is sometimes referred to as the "College on the Hill". One of the "Little Ivies", Hamilton wa...

  • Pioneer Cemetery, Phelps, Ontario County, New York

    Pioneer Cemetery resides in Phelps, Ontario County, New York. The earliest burials date from 1799 and carry through to 1912. "Pioneer Cemetery 1000 graves 1803-1857 -Here lie 16 Revolutionary soldiers and a Lexington Minute Man. Pioneers include Robison, Granger, Deane, Swift, Dickinson, Hildreth." The marker was erected by the Phelps Historical Society. "In the old Pioneer Cemetery on Main...

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