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York Van Allen
Birth: 1811
Death: 7-6-1882
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Biography
York served as a waiter or servant in the Governor's Mansion in Albany during WHS's governorship. Free black man. Married Sarah Van Allen later in life and continued to work as a waiter in Albany through his 60s.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 22, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 8, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 2, 1840
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 24, 1841
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 29, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 15, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 4, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 1, 1839
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1839
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Biography:
York served as a waiter or servant in the Governor's Mansion in Albany during WHS's governorship. Free black man. Married Sarah Van Allen later in life and continued to work as a waiter in Albany through his 60s.
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ancestry.com
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Ancestry uses Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011 for its dob and dod. Not in Find-a-Grave.