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The village of Suffern was founded in 1796. John Suffern, first Rockland County judge, 1798–1806, settled near the base of the Ramapo Mountains in 1773, and called the place New Antrim, after his home in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
This man’s name is on the Victory Monument at Yorktown for his role in keeping British ships from our shores by engaging them in battles in the Indian Ocean. In 1773, John Suffern and his wife Mary settled in what now is called Suffern, NY. John was a shrewd man who realized this location was a good place to establish his home/store/tavern ...
Thomas W. Suffern, the son of William Suffern and grandson of John Suffern, opened a boarding school for boys and girls which ran for decades. But in 1854, a one-room public school was established. The population grew, and by 1900, the Suffern Union Free School District No. 3 opened a school on Wayne Avenue at a cost of $34,000.
Christ Episcopal Church. Christ Church was organized by John Suffern in the 1850s and Incorporated in 1860, thus barely predating the Civil War. Our current Church is the oldest, extant building in Suffern, filled with glories from past generations, such as our seven Tiffany Windows.
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- November 23, 1741
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14. Mai 2014 · The History of Suffern. The heirs of village founder John Suffern bought the cannon in 1851 and ritually fired it from the top of nearby Union Hill on Independence Day of every year, as well as for special events like the completion of the Erie Railroad across New York State in 1852.
