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'''French Mills''' was the site of a sawmill, which started making clothes in 1795 under it's owner Peter K. Broek. It was sold to Abel French in 1800 and became a tavern that same year under Jacob Aker. It is located close to [[Guilderland, New York]]. It became famous during the
'''French Mills''', or '''French's Mills''', was the site of a [[sawmill]], which started making clothes in 1795 under its owner Peter K. Broek. It was sold to Abel French in 1800 and became a tavern that same year under Jacob Aker. It is located in [[Guilderland Center, New York]].

[[War of 1812]], during the [[Battle of Crysler's Farm]].
It is unrelated to the French Mills that United States military forces retired to after the [[Battle of Crysler's Farm]] during the [[War of 1812]].

Among the notable individuals from French Mills was [[James H. Blessing]], who was born there and served as [[List of mayors of Albany, New York|mayor of Albany, New York]] from 1900 to 1901.<ref name=“Fitch”>{{cite book |last=Fitch |first=Charles Elliott |date=1916 |title=Encyclopedia of Biography of New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSoEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA42 |location=New York, NY |publisher=American Historical Society |page=42 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in Albany County, New York]]
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 27 January 2024

42°42′41.634″N 73°59′19.5″W / 42.71156500°N 73.988750°W / 42.71156500; -73.988750

French Mills, or French's Mills, was the site of a sawmill, which started making clothes in 1795 under its owner Peter K. Broek. It was sold to Abel French in 1800 and became a tavern that same year under Jacob Aker. It is located in Guilderland Center, New York.

It is unrelated to the French Mills that United States military forces retired to after the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812.

Among the notable individuals from French Mills was James H. Blessing, who was born there and served as mayor of Albany, New York from 1900 to 1901.[1]

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  1. ^ Fitch, Charles Elliott (1916). Encyclopedia of Biography of New York. New York, NY: American Historical Society. p. 42 – via Google Books.
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