Cambridge, New York, USA
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Where is Cambridge, New York, USA? Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.
The town of Cambridge, formerly in Albany County, New York, was transferred to Washington County in 1791. Cambridge was home to the Cambridge Hotel, the anecdotal originator of Pie a la Mode.
Communities and locations:
Cambridge – The village of Cambridge located at the eastern town line.
Center Cambridge – A hamlet south of North Cambridge on County Road 74.
Coila – A hamlet on NY-372 northwest of Cambridge village.
Fly Summit – A location at the west town line, west of North Cambridge on County Road 74.
Buskirk Bridge – A covered bridge crossing the Hoosic River.
Lee – A location south of South Cambridge on County Road 74.
North Cambridge – A hamlet west of Cambridge village, located on County Road 60.
Oak Hill – A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town.
South Cambridge – A hamlet in the south part of the town on County Road 74.
West Cambridge – A hamlet near the east town line on County Road 74.Wikipedia
Cambridge, New York, USA
1866 - Residence of J.H. Balch, Former Residence of J. Lee, Esq., Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y.
The Topographical Atlas of Washington County... Read MORE...
Cambridge, New York, USA
Residence of J. B. Rice, Cambridge, N.Y.
Cambridge, New York, USA
Union School
Cambridge, New York, USA
Hotel Cambridge, Cambridge, N.Y.
The Original Home of Apple Pie A-La-Mode
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The Village of Cambridge was a quiet rural community until 1855, when the Albany & Rutland Railroad connected it to Rutland VT, to the north and New York's Capital District to the South.
www.cambridgeny.gov/ history.html
www.cambridgeny.gov/ history.html
1859
CAMBRIDGE, a township of Washington co., in the state of New York, 34 m. NE of Albany. It is level, ...Read MORE...
CAMBRIDGE, a township of Washington co., in the state of New York, 34 m. NE of Albany. It is level, ...Read MORE...
The Village of Cambridge was incorporated in 1866, combining the hamlets of Cambridge and North White Creek. About one-third of the Village is in the Town of Cambridge, and two-thirds in the town of White Creek.
www.cambridgeny.gov/ history.html
www.cambridgeny.gov/ history.html
1873 - SERIOUS ACCIDENT Two Men Killed and Eleven Wounded Near Cambridge, N. Y. Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.
CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., March 30. - The New York and Montreal...Read MORE...
1884 - A VILLAGE ON FIRE. ACKLEY HALL AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN CAMBRIDGE DESTROYED. Cambridge, N. Y., Dec. 23. - This morning, at 2 o'clock, Ackley Hall, which was used as a roller...Read MORE...
1916
Cambridge, a banking post-village of Washington co., N.Y., on the Delaware and Hudson R., 35 miles...Read MORE...
Cambridge, a banking post-village of Washington co., N.Y., on the Delaware and Hudson R., 35 miles...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Ruth AUSTIN
(19 April 1805, Cambridge, New York, USA - 25 September 1862, Sinclairville, New York, USA)
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Elmina Loretta BOLDUC
(1875, Cambridge, New York, USA - 29 July 1945, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
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Lucinda FENTON
(1778, Cambridge, New York, USA - 26 September 1849, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA)
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Stephen Warren HALSEY
(1802, Cambridge, New York, USA - 13 September 1879, Lee, Massachusetts, USA)
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Prince HILL
(1800, Cambridge, New York, USA - 13 February 1870, Monson, Massachusetts, USA)
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Lydia M. MARTINDALE
(1790, Cambridge, New York, USA - 20 July 1861, Easthampton, Massachusetts, USA)
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Jedediah WOOD
(25 September 1764, Cambridge, New York, USA - 1816, , New York, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Jonathan ALLEN
(abt. 1764, , Massachusetts, USA - 23 June 1846, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Anthony ALMY
(30 March 1755, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) - 21 May 1837, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Austin ALMY
(9 October 1832, Gerry, New York, USA - 24 July 1836, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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James ALMY
(7 February 1835, Gerry, New York, USA - 19 July 1836, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Joseph ALMY
(21 November 1727, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) - 7 October 1824, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Patience ALMY
(13 March 1760, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) - 31 August 1849, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Samuel ALMY
(20 September 1725, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) - bef. 7 February 1806, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Sandford J BUSH
(1844, , New York, USA - 2 December 1867, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Herman PRICE
(1810, , Massachusetts, USA - 31 May 1862, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Clifford Allen SEARLES, SR.
(28 November 1923, Middle Falls, Washington, New York, USA - July 1974, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Abigail SISSON
(29 July 1731, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA - 5 February 1813, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Almira SKEELS
(22 July 1798, Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA (Berkshire) - 1 January 1870, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Mary SPRAGUE
(1800, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (North Westport) - abt. 1890, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Ellery STAPLES
(4 March 1784, , Massachusetts, USA - 10 April 1861, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Anthony TRIPP
(27 February 1799, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (North Westport) - abt. 1884, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Sarah WOOD
(12 January 1725, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville) - 10 January 1820, Cambridge, New York, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Humphrey ALMY (3 June 1804 - 6 January 1861) &
Ruth AUSTIN (19 April 1805 - 25 September 1862)
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