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- From the family bible of Thomas Lozier, son of Hillebrant. Lozier, Rev. War Soldier.
"Father received great honor during the Revolutionary War. He was called to the front by General George Washington and commended by him in the presence of his regiment for bravery in action." (Recorder of entry not identified)."Thomas Lozier served during the War of 1812 in the United States Navy. Was with Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie and was taken prisoner---exchanged and served until close of war."(Recorder not identified)."The sabre carried by Hillebrant Lozier during the time he served with General Francis Marion as a member of his brigade (Light Horse Calvary) is in the possession of Frank Lawrence of No. 484 Jefferson Ave.,Brooklyn, N.Y. It was given to
Thomas Lozier by his father, Hillebrant Lozier and by him left to his son, Jacob Lozier, and by him to his sister, Mary Lozier who married Benjamin Lawrence, and by her given to her son, Frank Lawrence, great grandson of Hillebrant Lozier': (Recorder of entry not identified)"Thomas Lozier was one of three commissioners appointed by the government to select a site for the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
He was also an assistant 'Naval Constructor": (Entry recorded by Joseph Woods, grandson, at Brooklyn, N.Y.)"James Lozier was the law partner of William K. Thom, son in law of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbuilt. Their office was on Broadway near John St., NYC."(Recorder of entry was Dr. John Lozier). "Jacob Lozier was quite a well known architect in NYC in 1840, among the buildings designed by him were the Nyack Female Institute (Later known as the Tappan Zee Hotel) and the building on the NW corner of 6th Ave. and 42nd St.,and a number of others in NYC."(Entry recorded by Mrs. Tate). "John Lazier was one of the consulting engineers for the Height-Bridge Aqueduct between 1835-1845. He was also associated with the Henry Eckford Ship Building firm whose yard was at Kiffer's Bay, 34th St. and North River, and later near Stanton St., NYC about 1822. He was offered the position of superintendent of the Croton Water system in 1845, but did not accept. Henry Eckford built the first steamship, Savannah, in 1817 and the first towing boat named, Henry Eckford. John Lozier was 'Super' cargo for the firm during the later part of the War of 1812. In 1844, John Lozier leased the 'Somerindyke Mansion' at 63rd and 10th Ave., Bloomingdale Road; and resided there until his death in 1854. Louis Phillip and Talleyrand during their enforced exile in America, and during their residence in NYC,made the Somerindyke mansion their home." (Recorder not identified).
From Dep't. of Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., dated 2/2/1909: RE: WIDOW FILE 16331, Rev. War. The military history of Helebrant Lazier, a soldier of the Rev. War, information contained in his (and his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau follows: Battles engaged in Springfield, Guilford, and Eutaw Springs. Enlisted at Hackensack, N.J., 1779. Length of service; to end of war. Served under Captain James Armstrong and Colonel Henry Lee's Partison Corps, Continental Dragoons. Date of their application for pension, April 29, 1818. Residence at date of application, NYC. Age at date of application, 61 years. Remarks: Soldier married Dec. 15, 1785 to Elizabeth Campbell and recorded in the Reformed Dutch Church. He
died June 2, 1836. The widow's pension was executed 7/8/1839 while a resident of Harrington Township, Bergen County., N.J.. In 1839 their sons, James and Jacob were recorded as residents of NYC.
Signed, "V. Warner, Commissioner."
All of the above information was transcribed from records of the Bergen County Historical Society (N.J.) by Theo.W. Lozier (1917- ). Those records are known as thelLozier Papers" which were left to the Society by Theodore F. Lozier (1855-1937) a New York City Attorney whose hobby was Lozier genealogy.
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1788 - 1856 (67 years)