11-467: Losee may refer to: William Losee (1757–1832), preacher Stephanie Losee (born 1965), American author, journalist, and cultural critic See also [ edit ] Losie (disambiguation) Losey , a surname Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Losee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-411: A trade. Oswegatchie Historic District The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut , United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River , and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. The district
33-639: The Kingston (or Cataraqui) circuit. The circuit included the village of Kingston and settlement within about 100 km. Losee set up classes in Augusta , Niagara , Adolphustown , Earnestown and Fredericksburg . One hundred sixty five Methodists were count in his circuit that year. In 1792, the circuit was divided into two and Losee was returned by the New York Conference with a second Methodist circuit rider, Darius Dunham . Dunham took over
44-476: The Cataraqui circuit and Losee assumed the new Oswegotchie circuit. It would seem, however, that Losee had fallen deeply in love with a woman living on the Cataraqui circuit. Dunham fell in love with the same woman, Elizabeth Detlor of Fredericksburg. She chose Dunham and Losee almost lost his sanity as a result. He quietly resigned from the ministry, returned to New York, and spent the rest of his life working
55-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Losee&oldid=1004536830 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages William Losee William Losee (30 June 1757 – 16 October 1832)
66-538: The northern part of the peninsula with year-round housing. The historic district is essentially U-shaped, hugging the shoreline along the eastern bank of the Niantic River and the west and north sides of Keeny Cove. Its northwestern boundary is at East Drive, from which it runs south, around Sandy Point, and along Oswegatchie Road nearly to the head of Keeny Cove. Most of the district's buildings are residential structures, built either between 1900 and 1920, or in
77-702: The turn of the 20th century, building a hotel called the Oswegatchie House. The area received a boost when the New London and East Lyme Street Railway was run down Oswegatchie Street from New London , and several handsome summer estates were built on the best land at the southern end of the peninsula. Trolley service ended in the 1920s, and the Great Depression led to the downfall of the Oswegatchie House, which finally burned in 1935. After World War II , demand for housing prompted development in
88-722: Was a Methodist minister, who acted as a circuit rider in the United States and Upper Canada . Although not the first Methodist to preach in what was then the single British colony of Quebec , William Losee was the first to be officially appointed by the New York Conference to preach in Quebec (in the region known as Upper Canada after 1791). He had previously worked the Champlain circuit in New York. He
99-655: Was appointed by Elder Garrettson to Lower Canada with wide latitude in how to conduct his preaching. Both Losee's relatives in the area and his favourable feelings toward the British Government contributed to his appointment. His first conversion was one of these relatives, Joshua Losee. There were very few ministers in The Canadas at this time, William Case would later recall that he knew of only four, but guessed there might have been as many as six. Losee's preaching resulted in immediate conversions in what
110-484: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Oswegatchie area was first settled by English colonists as farmland, beginning in the late 17th century. In the mid-19th century John Manwaring, a local farmer, took on workers in nearby granite quarries as boarders. Manwaring continued to take summer boarders after the quarries closed in the 1870s, with his son expanding the business around
121-513: Was then largely wilderness regions punctuated by tiny villages and isolated cabins. An early source reports that Losee was famous for vehement preaching and imploring God to smite sinners. On one occasion, while being heckled during a religious meeting, Losee pointed at the heckler and proclaimed "Smite him, my God!" The man, whose name is reported to have been Joseph Brouse, fell to the ground writhing in agony only to later rise and repent of his sins. In 1791, Losee returned to Upper Canada to ride
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