Place:Veteran, Chemung, New York, United States

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NameVeteran
TypeTown
Located inChemung, New York, United States
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Cemetery
Van Duzer Cemetery


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Veteran is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 3,313 at the 2010 census. The name of the town honors the first settler, a veteran of two wars.

The town is on the county's northern border and is north of Elmira. Veteran is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through this area.

The first settler was Green Bentley, a veteran of both the American Revolution and the French and Indian War, who arrived circa 1798. The town of Veteran was formed in 1823 from the town of Catharine, which became part of Schuyler County.

The former Chemung Canal passed through the town.

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  • Outstanding guide to Veteran family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, town histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
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