County Names # 3

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     Essex           Named for Essex County,England

Franklin       Named  for Benjamin Franklin                           
     Fulton          Named Robert Fulton,engineer, inventor  and     builder of the steamboat "Clermont" in 1807,the first steam vessel and the first to sail the Hudson River.

    Genesee,      From the Seneca Indian word meaning "good valley" 

   Greene ,         In honor of General Nathaniel Greene ,considered by many as the greatest soldier of the Revolutionary War,next to General George Washington 
(Note by Kitty) According to the General N. Greene Genealogy posted on the Internet  -A former Lindley resident Lt. Robert Redner is a descendant of this family. Lt. Redner died in a plane crash in the Pacific in WWII toward the end of the war. As far as I can determine -he is still listed as Missing in Action. (The General Greene genealogy provides the details of his death)  .

Hamilton,         In honor of Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York delegation who signed the original Constitution .

Herkimer,        In honor of General Nicholas Herkimer , who died of wounds received in the Battle of Oriskany in 1777.

Jefferson          In honor of Thomas Jefferson , third president of the United States

Kings,               Named after King Charles II of England. 
                                               

                                                     

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