(1st Page) The Property ofSolomon PlaceFebruary 10, 1817 Price to Subscribers $12.00 The Holy BibleBrattlesborough: printed for John Holbrook.1816Collins correct stereotype copy. Bible in possession of Mrs. Herbert Whelden ofGreenwich, Washington Co., N.Y. Births Stephen Place March 21st A. D. 1736Martha Place August 21st A. D. 1747Hannah Place January 7th…
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Remembering Carroll Place
My dad Carroll Arthur Place (1920-2000) would have been 100 today. That seems striking to me but marking a parent’s 100th birthday will happen to many people. I just come to it a bit earlier than most of my generation because Dad was 35 years older than me. Headstone I was going to mark his…
Brig. Gen. Solomon Place — A Biographical Sketch
Introduction Brigadier General Solomon Place (1770–1834) holds a distinct place in the history of early nineteenth-century upstate New York. A prosperous citizen of Greenwich and a career militia officer during the War of 1812, Solomon’s life is well documented through public records and a family Bible record penned in his own hand. Although family lore…
George Washington
When I was growing up my bedside lamp was a antique copper cast of George Washington praying before the Battle of Valley Forge. My grandfather and great grandfather were George Washington Place, Jr. and George Washington Place, Sr. A family tradition, now disproved, says my ancestor was Brig. Gen. Solomon Place (War of 1812), who was (they say) made a…