April 8

On this day in 1916, Civil War Veteran John Brue (Co H, 43^rd NYVI) died at age 72.

Also on this day in 1802, David Rogers and Abigail Van Plank baptized their son John Van Plank at the First Reformed Church of Bethlehem.

Also on this day in 1808, road laid out from the road that goes past the Bethlehem Meeting House to Albany from the N.E. corner of Wendell W. Hilabrand N.E. & E. & S.E. to the Albany & Berne (Green) Turnpike Road through the land of Abram Rosekrans & Westervelt.