Charles Z. Platt
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Life
Platt was born on July 22, 1773, in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was one of twelve children born to Mary Van Wyck Platt (1743–1809) and Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), a politician and lawyer who founded Plattsburgh, New York. Among his siblings was brother Judge Jonas Platt.[1]
Through his brother Jonas, he was the uncle of Zephaniah Platt, the Attorney General of Michigan.[2]
Career
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oneida Co.) in 1807, and as a Federalist, was New York State Treasurer from 1813 to 1817.[3]
Personal life
On October 4, 1803, he married Sarah Bleecker (1785–1832) at the Dutch Reformed Church in Albany, New York.[4] Sarah was the daughter of James Bleecker and Rachel (née Van Zandt) Bleecker.[5] Together, they were the parents of six children.[6]
Platt died on April 14, 1822, in Greenbush,[7] Rensselaer County, New York.
References
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- ↑ Marriage records of Reformed Dutch Church, Albany
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- ↑ Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people and the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., NYC, 1910)
- ↑ The Town of Greenbush was divided in 1855 into the towns of Clinton (since 1858 East Greenbush), and North Greenbush. It is unclear in which part Platt died.
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