Marinus Willett

Marinus Willett (HM8MS)

Location: New York, NY 10004 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.314', W 74° 0.698'

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Born, July, 1740. Marinus Willett. Died, Aug. 1830.
Officer of New York Militia 1775-78.
Sheriff of New York, 1784-92.
Mayor of New York 1807-08.
President of Electoral College, 1824.

To commemorate the gallant and patriotic act of Marinus Willett in here seizing, June 6th, 1775, from British forces the muskets with which he armed his troops. This tablet is erected by the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, New York. Nov. 1892.
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Daniel Butterfield, Floyd Clarkson, Morgan Dix, John Austin Stevens, David Wolfe Bishop. - - Committee.
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HM NumberHM8MS
Series This marker is part of the Sons of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1892
Placed BySociety of the Sons of the Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 9:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 583492 N 4506505
Decimal Degrees40.70523333, -74.01163333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.314', W 74° 0.698'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 18.84" N, 74° 0' 41.88" W
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Area Code(s)212, 917, 646, 516, 347,
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60 Broad St, New York NY 10004, US
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