Rochester, New York, USA
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Where is Rochester, New York, USA? Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind New York City. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City. It is the county seat for Monroe County.wikipedia
Rochester, New York, USA
Rochester from Mount Hope Cemetery
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Rochester, New York, USA
The Folding Pocket Kodak
Loads in Daylight
Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Ladies' Home Journal
February 1898
Rochester, New York, USA
Curtice Brothers Blue Label Soups
Curtice Bothers Co., Rochester, N.Y.
The Ladies' Home Journal
April 1898
Rochester, New York, USA
Sen-Sen
Throat Ease
Breath Perfume
Sen-Sen Co., Rochester, N.Y.
The Ladies' Home Journal
May 1898
Rochester, New York, USA
Northeast corner of Main and State Street, Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester, New York, USA
Four Corners - Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester, New York, USA
Public Market, Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester, New York, USA
Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester Herald, Rochester, N.Y., Friday, December 3, 1926.
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1812 - June 1 - Snow whitened the ground in Rochester NYWeatherForYou.com
June 1, 1812
1836 - Greatest Flour ManufactoryRochester, New York, is said to be the greatest flour manufactory in the world. There are 21 mills, ...Read MORE...
1846 - DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT ROCHESTER.A fire broke out at Rochester, N.Y., on Saturday morning in the billiard room of Geo. W. Hall,...Read MORE...
1847 - VIOLENT THUNDER STORM - THREE PERSONS KILLED BY LIGHTNING.This city was visited soon after midnight, Tuesday morning, with a thunder storm of unusual...Read MORE...
1848 - Arose from the DeadAt Rochester, New York, on Thursday, a man was taken from the canal who was thought to be drowned....Read MORE...
1851 - MusingsCertain ingenious and enterprising physicians in Rochester, New York, have discovered that the...Read MORE...
1852 - July 5 – Frederick Douglass delivered his famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" in Rochester, New York.
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July 5, 1852
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July 5, 1852
1858 - Breakfast DivorceA suit for divorce is pending in Rochester, New York, which originated in a dispute between Mr. B....Read MORE...
1869 - A Mrs. Knight, of Rochester, N.Y., a few days ago, procured a boat and went to the rescue of a man who was struggling in the water about three hundred yards from the shore.She grasped him by the hair of the head and managed with one hand to paddle the boat ashore. Mrs....Read MORE...
1871 - November 18 - American suffragette Susan B Anthony arrested after voting on the 5th November in Rochester NYhistoryorb.com
November 18, 1871
February 28, 1900 - A massive storm spreads record snows from Kansas to New York State. Snowfall totals ranged up to 43 inches at Rochester NY.WeatherForYou.com
February 28, 1900
1901 - ROCHESTER'S HORROR. TOTAL DEATHS IN THE ORPHAN ASYLUM DISASTER NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT.TWENTY-SIX OF THEM CHILDREN.
FRIGHTFUL SCENE WHEN THE FIREMEN ARRIVED - WINDOWS FULL OF...Read MORE...
Old Photos of Rochester (N.Y.) - 1903-1915
Old Photos of Rochester (N.Y.) - 1903-1915 (www.youtube.com)
Old Photos of Rochester (N.Y.) - 1903-1915 (www.youtube.com)
1904 - COSTLY FIRE.ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 6 - Fire started in the picture frame gallery of H. E. Hugus at noon, and...Read MORE...
1906
Rochester, a city, capital of Monroe co., N.Y., is situated on both sides of the Genesee River, 7...Read MORE...
Rochester, a city, capital of Monroe co., N.Y., is situated on both sides of the Genesee River, 7...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Horace W. CLARK
(1829, Rochester, New York, USA - 6 May 1862, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush))
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John CLARK
(1839, Rochester, New York, USA - 19 November 1875, Rochester, New York, USA)
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Margriet DECKER
(31 March 1700, Rochester, New York, USA - 1774, Lehman, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA)
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Charles Frederick DOUGLASS
(1867, Rochester, New York, USA - 2 November 1887, Washington, DC, USA)
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Robert Small DOUGLASS
(30 October 1886, Rochester, New York, USA - 27 April 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush))
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Shirley GARDNER
(07/30/1936, Rochester, New York, USA - 07/29/2011, )
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Lyman GODFREY
(1829, Rochester, New York, USA - 13 November 1880, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA)
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Mary Ann KELLY
(1829, Rochester, New York, USA - 6 March 1875, Dearborn, Michigan, USA)
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Annatje Hendricks KORTREGHT
(1678, Rochester, New York, USA - 1722, , Ulster County, New York, USA (Esopus))
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Francis Jane KUTER
(Nov 11 1842 , Rochester, New York, USA - Oct 31 1922 , Broken Bow, Custer, Nebraska, USA)
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Eliza A. MALIN
(1847, Rochester, New York, USA - 23 August 1868, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)
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William H MCCARTHY
(1830, Rochester, New York, USA - 9 May 1868, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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William Henry NORTON
(9 July 1841, Rochester, New York, USA - 31 July 1904, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA )
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Alice Louisa SPRAGUE
(1869, Rochester, New York, USA - 8 June 1875, Rochester, New York, USA)
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Annie Rosine SPRAGUE
(1865, Rochester, New York, USA - 1893, )
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Estelle Irene SPRAGUE
(11 August 1876, Rochester, New York, USA - 14 October 1927, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
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Frederica Douglass SPRAGUE
(9 August 1880, Rochester, New York, USA - 23 October 1943, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
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Harriet Bailey SPRAGUE
(27 November 1866, Rochester, New York, USA - 1 November 1940, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
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Herbert Douglass SPRAGUE
(17 March 1874, Rochester, New York, USA - 26 June 1943, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam))
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Harold STUART
(07/18/1931, Rochester, New York, USA - 09/17/1987, Rochester, New York, USA)
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Silli SULLIVAN
(1853, Rochester, New York, USA - 30 May 1871, Flint, Michigan, USA)
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Peter TACY
(08/16/1926, Rochester, New York, USA - 11/26/2012, Pittsford, New York, USA)
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Jannetjen TERWILLIGER
(February 1719, Rochester, New York, USA - 1762, , Ulster County, New York, USA (Esopus))
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Charles M. WARREN
(17 November 1858, Rochester, New York, USA - 27 December 1927, Hollywood, Florida, USA)
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George Ellis WRAY
(15 August 1864, Rochester, New York, USA - 29 November 1930, Avon Park, Florida, USA)
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