305:. He became a vestryman there in 1785. He served until 1807 when he became a warden for five years. He purchased the family vault in its churchyard in 1790 where Bleecker family burials took place well into the 20th century. He was by far the most powerful Bleecker in New York City history.
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obituary of his grandson, Anthony J. Bleecker, (d. 1884) recalled the story of
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