| 词条 | Benjamin Mooers |
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| name = Benjamin Mooers | birth_date = {{Birth date |1758|04|01}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|1838|02|20|1758|04|01}} | image = General Benjamin Mooers (cropped).jpg | caption = Major General Benjamin Mooers | nickname = | birth_place = Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_place = Plattsburgh, New York, U.S. | allegiance = United States of America | branch = United States Militia | serviceyears = | rank = Major General | unit = 2nd Canadian Regiment | commands = | battles = | awards = | spouse = Hannah (Platt) Mooers (1791-1809) Elizabeth (Addoms) Mooers (1809-1818) Mary (Bailey) Mooers (1818-???) | relations = Abigail Hazen Mooers (mother) Brigadier General Moses Hazen (Uncle) | laterwork = County treasurer }} General Benjamin Mooers (April 1, 1758 – February 20, 1838) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was a lieutenant in the New York militia and the 2nd Canadian Regiment under his maternal uncle, Moses Hazen during the American Revolutionary War. In 1783 he settled in the vicinity of Plattsburgh, New York, a frontier settlement at the time. Mooers was the sheriff of Clinton County and a presidential elector in 1808. 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. Early LifeBenjamin Mooers was born in Haverhill Massachusetts to Abigail and Benjamin Mooers on April 1st, 1758. In 1773 Mooers started an apprenticeship under a Mr. John White, a merchant and importer in Haverhill, Massachusetts. This lasted until the commencement of the Revolutionary war, when Mooers enlisted as a volunteer in the Continental Army. LegacyBenjamin Mooers was the founder of the town of Mooers, New York, which is also named for him. Further reading
7 : 1758 births|1838 deaths|American militia generals|People from Haverhill, Massachusetts|Members of the New York State Assembly|1808 United States presidential electors|New York (state) Democratic-Republicans |
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