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 | | New Concord, located in the Town of Chatham, was founded in approximately 1760 by predominantly Connecticut settlers who brought with them their Congregationalist traditions. |
 | | The French continued to claim New York as French territory, and settlements near Lake Ontario would pass back and forth between French and English possession, depending who had the upper hand, until the territory was surrendered to the United States in 1796. |
 | | Every town is described in a town history and lists town officials, including supervisors, justices of the peace, town clerks, etc. Banks, churches, lodges, schools and other organizations are included along with their officers from founding to 1850. |
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