Peter Gansevoort Jr. was born into the Dutch aristocracy of Albany to Harman Gansevoort (1712–1801) and Magdalena Douw (1718–1796). His younger brother Leonard Gansevoort, was politically active, serving in the state assembly and senate, as well as the Continental Congress. [Read more…] about Albany’s Peter Gansevoort, “The Hero of Stanwix”
Invasion of Quebec
Fort Chambly’s 1776 Smallpox Victims
Organizations and dignitaries from Northern New York and Southern Quebec will join members of the Saranac Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution for an International Memorial Service honoring the Revolutionary War veterans interred at Fort Chambly in Chambly, Quebec, on Saturday, June 4th. [Read more…] about Fort Chambly’s 1776 Smallpox Victims