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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 372 (part 2)

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] He removed to Somers village in early life with his brother Joel, who subsequently became the judge of Putnam i County Court, member of the Legislature and repre-I sentative in Congress. Ebenezer entered into mer-| cantile business in Somers village, where he remained some time, and then removed to West Somers. i He was one of the ten voters in the town who cast a ballot for Thomas Jefferson in 1800, postmaster for over a quarter of a century, captain of the State Militia, one of the organizers of the Westchester County Bank, and a director thereof from its organ-ization to the day of his death. He married Mary, daughter of Samuel Green, and had Mary, Elizabeth, Calvin. Munson E. and Samuel. Munsou E. has held the office of justice in Somers for many years, and is one of the prominent residents of the town. His brother, the Hon. Calvin Frost, of Peekskill, is one of the leading members of the legal profession. Es-quire Frost has always been active in advancing the interests of Somers, and is an energetic yet careful expounder of the laws to evil-doers. He owns a handsome estate and is surrounded with all the com-forts of life. At the eastern end of Somers village, near the junction of the Purdy's Station and Croton Falls roads, stands a large two-story frame building with a one-and-a-half-story extension to the south.