Benjamin Mooers (April 1, 1758 – February 20, 1838) was a military veteran of both the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and a politician, serving in the New York State legislature. He also served as a sheriff of Clinton County, New York in between the wars.
6-578: Mooers may refer to: People [ edit ] Benjamin Mooers (1758–1838), American general from the American Revolution and New York state legislator Calvin Mooers (1919–1994), American computer scientist known for his work in information retrieval and for the programming language TRAC Doug Mooers (born 1947), American football player Places [ edit ] Mooers, New York ,
12-701: A town named after Benjamin Mooers Mooers (CDP), New York , a hamlet and census-designated place in the town Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mooers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mooers&oldid=1246594934 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
18-654: A volunteer in the Continental Army. In 1783 he settled in the vicinity of Plattsburgh, New York , a frontier settlement at the time. Mooers was the sheriff of Clinton County and a presidential elector in 1808 . During the War of 1812, Mooers returned to military service. He was commissioned as a general in the New York Militia, commanding troops at the Battle of Plattsburgh , on September 11, 1814. After
24-663: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Benjamin Mooers Benjamin Mooers was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts to Abigail and Benjamin Mooers on April 1, 1758. In 1773 Mooers started an apprenticeship under John White, a merchant and importer in Haverhill. He worked with White until the Revolutionary War began, when Mooers enlisted as
30-677: The land owned by Mooers' was part of the Refugee Tract . Mooers' served as a lieutenant in the New York militia and the 2nd Canadian Regiment under his maternal uncle, Moses Hazen , during the American Revolutionary War . Based on his status in the Champlain Valley, Mooers was given powers of attorney by many Canadian Refugees. These powers were delegated to him due to his ownership of nearly 40% of
36-584: The war, he was elected and served as a member of the New York legislature. Mooers died on February 20, 1838, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery. In addition to his high-status among military operations, Benjamin Mooers' was known as a landowner in the areas surrounding the Champlain Valley. To the extent that he became known as the Chief Purchaser in the late 1780s. According to accounts of refugees who met with Mooers, he owned large masses of land for which he paid considerably low for. A large amount of
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