Jacob S. Freer

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Jacob S. Freer (January 22, 1824 in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York – January 27, 1892) was an American physician and politician from New York.

Marbletown, New York Town in New York, United States

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Ulster County, New York County in the United States

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New York (state) State of the United States of America

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Life

He graduated from Geneva Medical College in 1846, and commenced the practice of medicine in Bloomingburg. Two years later he removed to Ellenville. He married Sarah J. Jackson (1828–1912), and they had several children.

Geneva Medical College

Geneva Medical College was founded on September 15, 1834, in Geneva, New York, as a separate department (college) of Geneva College, currently known as Hobart and William Smith Colleges. In 1871, the medical school was transferred to Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. In 1950, the university sold the college to the State University of New York (SUNY) for $1, where it remains today.

Bloomingburg, New York Village in New York, United States

Bloomingburg, previously Bloomingburgh, is a village in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.

Ellenville, New York Village in New York, United States

Ellenville is a village in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 4,135 at the 2010 census.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ulster Co., 1st D.) in 1852; and of the New York State Senate (10th D.) in 1862 and 1863.

New York State Assembly lower house of the New York State Legislature

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75th New York State Legislature

The 75th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 16, 1852, during the second year of Washington Hunt's governorship, in Albany.

New York State Senate upper state chamber of New York State

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He was buried at the Fantinekill Cemetery in Ellenville.

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New York Assembly
Preceded by
William Fiero Russell
New York State Assembly
Ulster County, 1st District

1852
Succeeded by
John Lounsbury
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Joshua Fiero Jr.
New York State Senate
10th District

1862–1863
Succeeded by
George Beach

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