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ROCHESTER, NATHANIEL

\ɹˈɒt͡ʃɛstə], \ɹˈɒt‍ʃɛstə], \ɹ_ˈɒ_tʃ_ɛ_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of ROCHESTER, NATHANIEL

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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(1752-1831), served in North Carolina in the Revolution as commissary-general. He purchased large tracts near Rochester, N. Y., which was named for him. He served in the Legislatures of North Carolina, Maryland and New York.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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