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Person Detail: Benson J. Lossing
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| Full Name: Benson J. Lossing | ||
| Biography: (1813-1891) Historian, illustrator. Benson J. Lossing was born in Beekman, New York. He was apprenticed to a watchmaker in Poughkeepsie in 1826, became editor and joint owner of Poughkeepsie Telegraph in 1835, then moved to New York City in 1838. Works include "Pictorial Field-Book of the American Revolution" (1850-1852), "Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America" (1866-1868), and "The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea," about the Hudson Valley Area. |
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| 1813 |
Dutchess County Benson John Lossing was born in Beekman, New York, on February 12, 1813. |
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| 1891 |
Dutchess County Mr. Lossing died in Dover Plains, New York, on June 3, 1891. |
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| 1850 |
(Unknown) County The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution (Pub: Harper Brothers Publishing ISBN: ) History in two volumes. |
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| 1866 |
(Unknown) County Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America History. |
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| 1860 |
(Unknown) County The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea (Pub: Troy, New York: H. B. Nims & Co. ISBN: ) Nonfiction about the Hudson River Valley area. |
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| 1869 |
(Unknown) County Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 (Pub: New York: Harper & Brothers ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1859 |
(Unknown) County Mount Vernon & Its Associations (Pub: New York: W. A. Townsend and Company ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1860 |
(Unknown) County The Life and Times of Philip Schuyler (Pub: New York: Sheldon and Company ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1866 |
(Unknown) County Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence (Pub: Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Co. ISBN: ) Biography. |
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| 1860 |
(Unknown) County Life of Washington: A Biography Personal, Military, Political (Pub: New York: Virtue and Company ISBN: ) Biography. |
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| 1867 |
(Unknown) County Vassar College and its Founder (Pub: C. A. Alvord Printers ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1878 |
(Unknown) County History of American Industries & Arts (Pub: Philadelphia: Porter & Coates ISBN: ) History. |
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| 1891 |
Dutchess County Benson Lossing was interred at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York. |
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