East Greenbush, New York
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East Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Albany. The population was 16,748 at the 2020 census. The word Greenbush is derived from the Dutch het groen b
The East Greenbush Town Hall on Columbia Turnpike
Edmond-Charles Genêt
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Edmond-Charles Genêt, also known as Citizen Genêt, was the French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led t
East Greenbush, New York
…was established in 1845. From the late 18th century until his death in 1834, Prospect Hill on Hays Road in the southern section of the town was home to Edmond-Charles Genêt, former adjutant-general, minister plenipotentiary, and consul-general to the United States representing France; and as an American citizen he was a…
Portrait between 1809 and 1810
President's House, Philadelphia. Washington confronted Genêt in the presidential mansion in Philadelphia, then the national capital.
Edmond Charles Clinton Genet on September 4, 1916. He was in the midst of his six-month training to become a fighter pilot.
Cornelia Clinton Genêt