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John Williams (Rochester, New York)

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He served as paymaster to New York's First Regiment of Riflemen starting in 1827. In 1838 he organized the Company of Western New York, known as "Williams' Light Infantry"; they were accepted as a State Battalion of Artillery in 1839 and Williams was commissioned as a major. The battalion was
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Warham Whitney (1786-1840), whose mill was at the second falls on the Genesee River. Williams married successively two of his partner's daughters, first Caroline (1812-1836) in 1832 and then Olive (1814-1867) in 1840.
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disbanded in 1849. In 1862 Williams was commissioned as brigadier general of the 25th Brigade, and was promoted in 1869 to major general of the 7th division.
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newspaper columns on "Early Rochester Family Records", author Anah Babcock Yates; "John Williams" published October 15, 1910
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This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State is a
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
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Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York (1869) (see page 32)
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https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/research/AG_Reports/AG_Report_1869.pdf
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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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John Williams (disambiguation)

U.S. House of Representatives
New York
29th
Davis Carpenter
Samuel G. Andrews
Utica
Rochester
Democratic
Utica
Oneida County, New York
miller
Rochester, New York
Democrat
34th United States Congress
Susan B. Anthony
Biography portal
"John Williams (id: W000514)"
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
John Williams
Find a Grave
https://mcnygenealogy.com/bios/biographies041.htm
https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/research/AG_Reports/AG_Report_1869.pdf
Hamlin Stillwell
Mayor of Rochester, NY
Maltby Strong
U.S. House of Representatives
Davis Carpenter
U.S. House of Representatives

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