. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . r of the church in Bethlem, Conn.,22 years. President of Hamilton College, 4. He departed this hfe December 28th, , aged 52 years.] H. S. Quod potuit mori Sethi Norton, , Linguarum Professoris in CoEegio Ham-iltonensi; Sui brevem vitiE cursum Lileris dcditus cum magno studio Prasceptoris Perit
. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . r of the church in Bethlem, Conn.,22 years. President of Hamilton College, 4. He departed this hfe December 28th, , aged 52 years.] H. S. Quod potuit mori Sethi Norton, , Linguarum Professoris in CoEegio Ham-iltonensi; Sui brevem vitiE cursum Lileris dcditus cum magno studio Prasceptoris Peritissi-mus et carissimus cucurrit. Et in modiis lal)oribus niaxinio sui desiderio subita; morti Dec. 7th, 1818, yEtatis Anno 40. fuit Professor Annos 6. CuraloreaCollegii Hamiltonensis Hoc monumentum ponendum curuvcrunt. ONEIDA COUNTY. 241 The principal part of the town of Steuben, 20 miles N. of Utica,was granted by the state to Baron Steuben, for his services duringthe revolutionary war. He resided here on his farm until his was buried beneath an evergreen he had selected to overshadowhis grave. Afterward a new road was laid over the spot, and his re-mains were removed to a neighboring grove in this town, situatedabout 7 miles NW. of the Trenton Falls. n^. Grave of Baron Steuben. His grave is protected by a neat monument erected in 1826 by pri-vate subscription, and shown in the above engraving. On it is thebrief inscription. Major General Frederick William AugustusBaron de Steuben. Baron Steuben resided in a log house about aquarter of a mile south of his burial place. He lived there during thesummers and cultivated his farm, but in the winters resided in NewYork. Tiie following sketch is from Allens Biographical Dictionary : Frederick William Baron de Steuben, a major-general in the American army,was a Prus>siau officer, wiio served many years in the armies of Frederick the Great, wasone of his aids, and had held the rank of lieutenant-genera
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