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James Whitney WILKIN, Congress, NY (1762-1845)

WILKIN, James Whitney, (father of Samuel Jones Wilkin), a Representative from New York; born in Wallkill, Orange (now Ulster) County, N.Y., in 1762; served in the Revolutionary War; was…

Ashdod

(Encyclopedia) Ashdod Ashdod ăshˈdŏd, ăshdōdˈ [key] [Heb.,=stronghold], city, SW Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is Israel's leading port after Haifa. Construction is…

Uriah TRACY, Congress, CT (1755-1807)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1807Party: FederalistTRACY, Uriah, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Franklin, Conn., February 2, 1755; graduated from Yale College in 1778…

Benjamin GORHAM, Congress, MA (1775-1855)

GORHAM, Benjamin, (son of Nathaniel Gorham), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., February 13, 1775; pursued preparatory studies; was graduated from Harvard…

John Crain KUNKEL, Congress, PA (1898-1970)

KUNKEL, John Crain, (grandson of John Christian Kunkel, great-grandson of John Sergeant, and great-great-grandson of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant and Robert Whitehill), a Representative from…

Elias DAYTON, Congress, NJ (1737-1807)

DAYTON, Elias, (father of Jonathan Dayton), a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., May 1, 1737; apprenticed as a mechanic; completed preparatory studies;…

SMITH, John, Congress, NY (1752-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1804-1813 Party: Democratic Republican SMITH, John, a Representative and a Senator from New York; born in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y., February 12, 1752; completed…

Moses ROBINSON, Congress, VT (1741-1813)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1796Party: Anti-Administration; RepublicanROBINSON, Moses, (brother of Jonathan Robinson), a Senator from Vermont; born in Hardwick, Mass., on March 22…

Frances Slocum

Indian captiveBorn: 3/4/1773Birthplace: Warwick, R.I. Frances Slocum was the daughter of Jonathan and Ruth Tripp Slocum, Quakers who had settled near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. In Sept. 1778, at the age…