Schoharie County
New York
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Schoharie County
New York
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schoharie County
Index to Locations
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Peter I. Borst (1797-1848) —
of New York.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 24,
1797.
U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1829-31.
Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
14, 1848 (age 51 years, 204
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Valentine Efner (1776-1865) —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., May 5,
1776.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1829; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1835-37.
Died in Blenheim Hill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
20, 1865 (age 89 years, 199
days).
Interment at Blenheim Hill Cemetery.
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Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) —
also known as F. Walter Bliss —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 27,
1892.
Son of Franklin Winslow Bliss and Alberta (Becker) Bliss.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1933-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died September
8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment somewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.;
cenotaph at Breakabeen Cemetery.
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John Sigsbee Pindar (1835-1907) —
also known as John S. Pindar —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
18, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1885-87, 1889-91;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888.
Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., June 30,
1907 (age 71 years, 224
days).
Interment at Cobleskill Cemetery.
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Henry Shafer (1757-1839) —
also known as Johan Heinrich Schafer —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born June 1,
1757.
Son of Johan Heinrich Schafer and Eva (Sternberg) Schafer.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1805-08; common pleas
court judge in New York.
Died April 15,
1839 (age 81 years, 318
days).
Interment at Cobleskill Rural Cemetery.
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Harvey Carpenter Bliss (1791-1874) —
also known as Harvey Bliss —
of Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born January
10, 1791.
Son of Samuel Bliss and Anna (Mason) Bliss.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1839.
Died in Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y., May 14,
1874 (age 83 years, 124
days).
Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.
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Adam Mattice (1792-1868) —
also known as "Black Adam" —
of Livingstonville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Blenheim, Schoharie
County, N.Y., June 6,
1792.
Son of Johannes H. Mattice (1748-1824) and Gertrude (Vrooman)
Mattice.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County 1st District, 1848.
Died January
10, 1868 (age 75 years, 218
days).
Interment at Livingstonville Cemetery.
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Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) —
also known as F. Walter Bliss —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 27,
1892.
Son of Franklin Winslow Bliss and Alberta (Becker) Bliss.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1933-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died September
8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment somewhere; cenotaph at Breakabeen
Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y.
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William C. Bouck (1786-1859) —
also known as "Old White Hoss of
Schoharie" —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fultonham, Schoharie
County, N.Y., January
7, 1786.
Farmer;
sheriff;
member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-16, 1817-18; member of
New
York state senate Middle District, 1820-22; Governor of
New York, 1843-45; defeated, 1840; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846.
Died in Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 19,
1859 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
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Joseph Bouck (1788-1858) —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born near Fultonham, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 22,
1788.
U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1831-33.
Died March 30,
1858 (age 69 years, 251
days).
Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
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Martinus F. Mattice (1790-1852) —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born June 11,
1790.
Son of Maria (Vroman) Mattice (1768-1846) and Frederick Mattice
(1770-1851).
Farmer;
miller;
member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1826, 1833; common pleas
court judge in New York.
Died in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 19,
1852 (age 62 years, 38
days).
Interment at Middleburgh Cemetery.
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Jacob Houck, Jr. (1801-1857) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1801.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1841-43.
Died in 1857
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
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Peter Swart (1752-1829) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1752.
Common pleas court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1798-99; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1807-09; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1816-20.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
3, 1829 (age 77 years, 121
days).
Interment at Old Stone Fort Cemetery.
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Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (1826-1908) —
also known as Stephen L. Mayham —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1826.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1863; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79 (14th District
1869-71, 15th District 1877-79); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1896.
Died in 1908
(age about
82 years).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
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William Dietz (1778-1848) —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., June 28,
1778.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1813-15, 1823; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1825-27; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1830-33.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1848 (age 70 years, 57
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
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John Gebhard (1782-1854) —
of New York.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
22, 1782.
Lawyer;
Schoharie
County Surrogate, 1811-13, 1815-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1821-23.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., January
3, 1854 (age 71 years, 315
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery.
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Alexander Boyd (1764-1857) —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
14, 1764.
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1813-15.
Died in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April 8,
1857 (age 92 years, 206
days).
Interment at Schoharie Cemetery.
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