Josiah Hasbrouck

Hasbrouck was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Cantine and served from April 28, 1803, to March 3, 1805.

Locust Lawn, his Federal style-home during his last years, is on the National Register of Historic Places, located along NY 32 in what is today the town of Gardiner, just south of New Paltz.

His father commanded an Ulster County, New York regiment in the Revolutionary War, and served as the Supervisor of the town of New Paltz from 1762 to 1765 and again from 1771 to 1776.

On his father's side of the family, he descends from three of the 12 New Paltz Patentees, or founders: Jean Hasbrouck, Christian Deyo and Louis Bevier.

On February 11, 1785 in New Paltz, Josiah married Sarah Decker, a cousin of his in three different lines (Louis DuBois, Matthys Blanchan twice).