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Walter Martin was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts in 1764.
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General Walter Martin
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He established the village of Martinsburg in 1803 on an 8000 acre tract he had purchased in Oneida County in northern New New York In 1805 when Lewis County was formed from part of Oneida County, Martin influenced the selection of Martinsburg as the county seat by donating land and money for a courthouse. Martin constructed a large stone mansion in Martinsburg.
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December 10, 1834 (aged 69)