Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,624. [2] The county seat is Monticello. [3] The county's name honors Major General John Sullivan, who was labeled at the time as a hero in the American Revolutionary War in part due to his successful campaign against the Iroquois (see Sullivan Expedition).
Lizzie Halliday (born Eliza Margaret McNally; c. 1859 – June 28, 1918) was an Irish-American serial killer responsible for the deaths of four people in upstate New York during the 1890s. In 1894, she became the first woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair. [1] Halliday's sentence was commuted and she spent the rest of her life ...
Murder of John Wait. John Black, Mahlon Christie, Isaac Kent, and George Orcote. 4 June 1814 (other accounts indicate date was in the spring of 1812 or around New Year's Eve 1813) [15] Shot. Desertion. James Graham [15] 29 July 1814. Hanging. Murders of Hugh Cameron and Alexander McGiffrey.
Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.
Kaye was born as Judith Ann Smith in Monticello, New York on August 4, 1938. Her parents, Benjamin and Lena (née Cohen) Smith, were Jewish immigrants from Poland who lived on a farm in Sullivan County, New York, and operated a women's apparel store. [2][3] She skipped two grades, graduating from Monticello High School (New York) [4] aged ...
Gerry was born to a Jewish family [2] in Liberty, New York, [3] the son of immigrants from Russia. [1] His father was a frozen food distributor. [4] After high school, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he was placed in the electronics program [1] and afterward he studied television repair on the G.I. Bill.
36-105-42224. Website. www.townofliberty.org. Liberty is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 10,159 at the 2020 census. [2] The village is bisected by New York State Route 52 (NY 52) and NY 55, and is crossed by NY 17.
Boyd and Parker ambush. The Boyd and Parker ambush was a minor military engagement in what is now Groveland, New York on September 13, 1779, during the American Revolutionary War. A scouting patrol of the Sullivan Expedition was ambushed by Loyalist soldiers led by Major John Butler and their Seneca allies led by Cornplanter and Little Beard.