1. Benjamin Mooers was a military veteran of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and a politician, serving in the New York State Legislature.
10 Facts About Benjamin Mooers
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Benjamin Mooers served as the sheriff of Clinton County, New York in between the wars.
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In 1773, Mooers started an apprenticeship under John White, a merchant and importer in Haverhill.
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Benjamin Mooers worked with White until the Revolutionary War began, when Mooers enlisted as a volunteer in the Continental Army.
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Benjamin Mooers was the sheriff of Clinton County and a presidential elector in 1808.
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Benjamin Mooers was commissioned as a general in the New York Militia, commanding troops at the Battle of Plattsburgh, on September 11,1814.
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Benjamin Mooers died on February 20,1838, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.
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Benjamin 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.
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Benjamin Mooers served as a major general in the War of 1812.
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Benjamin Mooers served on the board of individuals who were designed to elect the president during the election of 1808.