There is an entry on Simeon DeWitt (1784-1834) in the Dictionary of
American Biography-- I didn't check the new American National Biography to
see if he was there as well.
Stawberry Island is in the Niagara River near Buffalo, a bit downriver
from where the Black Rock ferry used to run.
Christopher Densmore
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