By Blanchard and Company, Inc …… In 1688, the city of New Rochelle, New York was founded by French Protestants. Colonist Jacob Leisler executed the formal agreement when he purchased 6,000 acres from Sir John Pell, the original owner of the land. In return for the acreage that represents the city today, Pell required “one […]
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