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'''Benjamin Park Kooser''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262749714/benjamin-park-kooser 1822-1878]), a native of Pennsylvania, came to California as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he stayed in California, and came to Santa Cruz in 1865, where he bought a share of the ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]''. He was co-owner with [[McPherson, Duncan|Duncan McPherson]] for 11 years. | '''Benjamin Park Kooser''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262749714/benjamin-park-kooser 1822-1878]), a native of Pennsylvania, came to California as a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers], a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he stayed in California, and came to Santa Cruz in 1865, where he bought a share of the ''[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]]''. He was co-owner with [[McPherson, Duncan|Duncan McPherson]] for 11 years. | ||
* Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in [https://archive.org/details/cu31924020403162/page/n12/mode/2up "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war"], an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources, and does not include Kooser). | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 14 November 2025
Benjamin Park Kooser (1822-1878), a native of Pennsylvania, came to California as a member of the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers, a unit formed to served in the Mexican-American War. After mustering out, he stayed in California, and came to Santa Cruz in 1865, where he bought a share of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He was co-owner with Duncan McPherson for 11 years.
- Mexican-American War service in the New York Volunteers regiment is documented in "The First regiment of New York volunteers, commanded by Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, in the Mexican war", an 1882 book viewable online at Internet Archive (note: the list of names does not include all of those whose service in this regiment is noted in other sources, and does not include Kooser).