Show New Rochelle Founded by Huguenot Refugees New founded by the French Huguenot refugees In LOSS The founders says s 's the author of New Sew Rochelle Seven Se Generations Gener Generations Gener were the sons and and grandsons grand grandsons grand grand- grandsons sons of those devoted de Huguenots who In stubbornly resisted the attacks of the French Krench army In the beleaguered red city of La Rochelle until reduced from to souls Fifty Fifty- three years after tills this famous siege of ot otLa La Rochelle when King Louis X XIV Il 1 caused the renewal of Huguenot per per- sedition by the revocation of the Edict of ot Nantes many citizens of of- La h Ro chelle fled to England It was a body bode of these refugees who about 1090 commissioned commissioned com com- Governor Leisler of of New v NewYork York Tork to purchase a tract of land landi I for tor them In America The gov governor bought for them from John Pell Pelt Esq for this purpose acres of land The price was wee 1675 1615 pounds 2 25 shillings sterling current silver lIvel mone money of this province pro about and one one fat tat calf on every enry four tour and twentieth day of June yearly and every year forever forever for for- ever fOer if demanded In ID Hudson park parkIs Is a memorial marking the site of ot the thel l landing of the emigres About 80 SO families comprised ed this colony harvest MOOD Moon The harvest moon U la the full moot which occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox At that season the path ol of the moon passes quite closely abort aboY and below the horizon at the time o ci 0 the full moon moon causing It to rise at sunset for several se nights In suc slon atoa prolonging the natural twilight It Is I. so 80 called railed from the assistance Iti It Illumination gives to harvesters If It the moon Is I. full toil an after afler r September 23 21 It Is called ailed the muo moon |