Pittsford, New York
Monroe County
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Pittsford is a town in Monroe County in the U.S. state of New York in the United States. In the 2010 census it had a population of 29,405 and a population density of 489.6 inhabitants per km ². The Town of Pittsford is traversed by the Erie Canal.
Location
Pittsford is located near Rochester.
History
1789 acquired the cousins Israel and Simon Stone from Salem to the American Revolutionary War, in which both served the country that should be Pittsford later purchase of Phelps and Gorham. The area of almost 53 km ² area was indeed heavily wooded, the soil, however, was extremely fruitful.
At that time still called the North Field, the area encompassed today's towns Pittsford, Perinton, Penfield, Brighton, Town and Village of Webster, Irondequoit and Henrietta.
After Israel had cleared part of the forest, he erected a log cabin near the " Big Spring ", which was a tent site of the local Indians. Simon built his hut to the south. After work, both were the grueling journey back to Salem in to persuade family and friends to give up their lives to take the risk to start a new life in this uninhabited wilderness. The persuasion was crowned with success, their own and another eight families settled in Northfield. Farms and cottages were built in the southern part of what the Village of Pittsford is today.
How did Northfield Pittsford
Until 1796, the number of settlers was so greatly increased, that you thought about starting a city council. The first town meeting was held on April 5, 1796 at the home of Paul Richardson. Dr. John Ray, Northfields legendary physician and town clerk, was administrator of the town records. Grew over the years and prospered Northfield and was slowly part of the metropolitan area of Rochester, as the time was no longer a cluster of huts.
As a 19 -year-old moved in 1789 Caleb Hopkins in this part of New York, today Penfield. His ancestors were settled at this time since 169 years in North America; his great great great grandfather was one of the passengers of the Mayflower. Caleb's first residence in the area of Genesee was a log cabin on the "Indian Landing" on Irondequoit Bay. There he married Dorethea Mabee, the daughter of his long-time friend Jacobus Mabee.
Around the turn of the century drew Caleb with his wife in the area south of Northfield. As an aspiring and ambitious man, he aspired to a career in the army. In 1804 he was authorized by the first Governor of New York and later Vice President of the United States George Clinton as a lieutenant of the militia army and promoted in 1807 by Governor Morgan Lewis to Major.
Not only Caleb aimed upward, his hometown Northfield grew steadily. 1808 baptized to the name of the city in Boyle, allegedly because there were too many settlements with this name in New York State. Major Caleb Hopkins was in 1808 appointed overseer of the city. In 1809 he was officially elected to that office and appointed by President James Madison to the " United States Inspector of Customs and Collector of the Port on the Genesee River." He was also represented, as at Avon, the first bridge was built over the Genesee River.
1810 Boyle was so grown that the city was divided, the other half was from there Penfield. The town of Perinton in 1812 also decoupled from Boyle, and became independent. What was left after these partitions, called henceforth the Smallwood. These divisions overlapped at the same time when Caleb was promoted to Lieutenant - Colonel.
On April 13, 1813 Caleb Hopkins by Governor Daniel D. Tompkins to the Colonel of the 52nd Regiment of Militia of the State of New York called. He was under the command of General William Wadsworth involved in the fight of the militia at the Niagara Frontier. By participating in several battles and skirmishes Caleb suffered some shoulder injury. Caleb was highly regarded by his officers and to his subordinates as one of the boldest and bravest men in the army. He was also admired by the people of his hometown as a hero, as the first citizen of the city.
Through his military achievements and his services for the city Caleb was with the people on everyone's lips. On March 21, 1814 we honored him with the fact that he was given the decision to choose a suitable name for their city. What began with Northfield, then became Boyle and ended in Smallwood, one last time was divided. A portion was known as Brighton, and for the last part was left to Colonel Caleb Hopkins honored to determine the name. He opted for Pittsford, in reference to his hometown of Pittsford in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Pittsford got 1827 registration as a town.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Tyson Beckford (born 1970 ), male top model and actor
- Steve Gadd ( b. 1945 ), influential and renowned drummer
- Teddy Geiger (* 1988), singer and songwriter
- Christopher Lasch (1932-1994), historian and social critic
- Henry C. Lomb (1948-1908), German-born optician who co-founded the company Johann Jakob Bausch Bausch & Lomb
- Pamela Ann Melroy ( born 1961 ), astronaut
- Chuck Mangione ( born 1940 ), jazz flugelhorn player and composer
- Adam Podlesh ( b. 1983 ), professional football player ( punter )
- Abby Wambach ( born 1980 ), football national player
- Lee -Hom Wang (born 1976 ), singer of the C- Pop and actor