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Civil Government
Livingston
Columbia County
New York
By Captain Franklin Ellis404
1878
In common with many other towns of the county, Livingston
has suffered the loss of its early records. The first account of the
town-meetings begins with 1803, thirty-one years after its organization as a
district. The following list of civil officers embraces the names of
those who were elected after the organization of the county:
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YEAR
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SUPERVISORS
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TOWN CLERKS
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1787
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John Livingston
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1788
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William Rockefeller
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1789
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John Livingston
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1790
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John A. Fonda
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1791
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Henry Livingston
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1792
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ditto
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1793
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Philip L.. Hoffman
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1794
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ditto
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1795
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John A. Fonda
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1796
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ditto
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1797
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Peter Bishop
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1798
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ditto
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1799
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Henry Livingston
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1800
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ditto
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1801
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Moncrief Livingston
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1802
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Henry Livingston
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Jacob C. Decker
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1803
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Robert T. Livingston
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James S. Livingston
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1804
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James S. Livingston
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Jas. S. Livingston, Jr.
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1805
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ditto
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John Van Deusen
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1806
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ditto
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ditto
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1807
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ditto
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ditto
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1808
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ditto
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ditto
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1809
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Henry Livingston
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ditto
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1810
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ditto
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ditto
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1811
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ditto
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ditto
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1812
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John Van Deusen
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John McClellan
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1813
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ditto
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ditto
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1814
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ditto
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ditto
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1815
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ditto
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ditto
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1816
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ditto
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Christian Patrie
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1817
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ditto
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ditto
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1818
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ditto
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ditto
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1819
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ditto
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Charles Robinson
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1820
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ditto
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ditto
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1821
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ditto
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Jacob Baringer
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1822
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ditto
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ditto
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1823
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ditto
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Killian Miller
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1824
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ditto
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ditto
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1825
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ditto
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ditto
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1826
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Walter Patterson
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ditto
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1827
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Christian Patrie
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ditto
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1828
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ditto
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ditto
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1829
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Killian Miller
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Jacob Baringer
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1830
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John McKinstry
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Charles Esselstyne
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1831
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ditto
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Henry Baker
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1832
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ditto
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ditto
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1833
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Henry A. Du Bois
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James S. Livingston
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1834
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ditto
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Henry Baker
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1835
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ditto
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Herman Best
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1836
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Henry Baker
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Jacob Baringer
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1837
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ditto
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ditto
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1838
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Peter R. Livingston
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Henry M. Whitbeck
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1839
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Charles Esselstyne
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Henry Shear
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1840
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ditto
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Jacob Baringer
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1841
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Henry Dunspaugh
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Henry Shear
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1842
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Peter Van Deusen
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ditto
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1843
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ditto
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Jacob Baringer
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1844
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Henry A. Du Bois
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Robert Humphrey
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1845
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Thomas Best
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Jacob Baringer
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1846
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Elias Lasher
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ditto
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1847
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John H. Smith
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ditto
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1848
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Thomas Best
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Henry Shear
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1849
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ditto
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ditto
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1850
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John Pierce
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ditto
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1851
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Wm. H. Snyder
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Jacob Horton
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1852
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ditto
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Ira Williams
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1853
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Jacob L.. Potts
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Milo C. Marshall
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1854
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Robert Washburn
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ditto
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1855
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Walter Shutts
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Ira Williams
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1856
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Peter I. Bachman
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Austin Washburne
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1857
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David Miller
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Nathan Sagendorph
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1858
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Walter Shutts
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Lewis Potts
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1859
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Samuel Ten Broeck
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Jacob Horton
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1860
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German Fingar
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Edwin Backman
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1861
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John Whitbeck
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ditto
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1862
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Walter Sheldon
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ditto
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1863
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Jacob H. Proper
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Peter F. Potts
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1864
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Reuben Van De Bogart
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Philip Smith
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1865
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Rensselaer Proper
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John H. Patnis
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1866
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ditto
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ditto
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1867
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Wilson Potts
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Samuel Shutts
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1868
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Jacob H. Proper
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Walter Stickle
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1869
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ditto
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ditto
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1870
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ditto
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Henry Smith
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1871
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ditto
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Walter Stickle
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1872
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John Witbeck
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Benedict A. Wicks
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1873
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Rensselaer Proper
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Mark Methusen
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1874
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Stephen O. Potts
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Jacob H. Decker
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1875
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Wilson Potts
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Mark Methusen
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1876
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Jacob H. Proper
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Walter Stickle
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1877
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Samuel Shutts
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Nelson Hallenbeck
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1878
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Henry Younghouse
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ditto
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