Benjamin Mooers

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General Benjamin Mooers was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on April 1, 1758. In 1783 he settled in the vicinity of Plattsburgh, New York, a frontier settlement at the time. Gen. Mooers commanded the New York Militia at the Battle of Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814 and later served as a member of the New York legislature. Mooers died on February 20, 1838 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.

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