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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 an [https://archive.org/details/rollofsurvivorso00clarrich/page/6/mode/2up 1874 book titled "Roll of the Survivors"; viewable online at Internet Archive]. The list of names in the book, which appears to be incomplete, does not include Kooser. | |||
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Revision as of 15:53, 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 an 1874 book titled "Roll of the Survivors"; viewable online at Internet Archive. The list of names in the book, which appears to be incomplete, does not include Kooser.