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Major Henry Beekman Livingston (October 13, 1748 – (Note that while the Sons of Liberty records agree with Van Deusen's date for Livingston's death, Heitman gives Livingston's death date as November 5, 1831.)) was born into a prominent family in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in New York, United States which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, located in the Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany, New York....
, New York
New York

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, United States
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. His father was from Scotland
Scotland

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 and his mother from Holland
Holland

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. His grandfather was Gilbert Livingston son of Robert Livingston the Elder
Robert Livingston the Elder

Robert Livingston the Elder was a Province of New York official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. He married Alida Schuyler in 1679. He was the father of nine children, including Philip Livingston , Robert Livingston and Gilbert....
. A brother was John Henry Livingston
John Henry Livingston

The Reverend John Henry Livingston was the fourth President of Rutgers University serving from 1810 until his death in 1825....
. He married in 1774 to Sarah (or Sally) Wells.






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Major Henry Beekman Livingston (October 13, 1748 – (Note that while the Sons of Liberty records agree with Van Deusen's date for Livingston's death, Heitman gives Livingston's death date as November 5, 1831.)) was born into a prominent family in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in New York, United States which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, located in the Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany, New York....
, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. His father was from Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 and his mother from Holland
Holland

Holland is a name in common usage given to two regions in the western part of Netherlands. The name 'Holland' is also often mistakenly used to refer to the whole of The Netherlands....
. His grandfather was Gilbert Livingston son of Robert Livingston the Elder
Robert Livingston the Elder

Robert Livingston the Elder was a Province of New York official, and first lord of Livingston Manor. He married Alida Schuyler in 1679. He was the father of nine children, including Philip Livingston , Robert Livingston and Gilbert....
. A brother was John Henry Livingston
John Henry Livingston

The Reverend John Henry Livingston was the fourth President of Rutgers University serving from 1810 until his death in 1825....
. He married in 1774 to Sarah (or Sally) Wells. A year later, right after his first child (Catherine) was born, he joined the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
. He was the commander of the 4th New York Regiment
4th New York Regiment

The 4th New York Regiment was authorized on May 25, 1775 and organized from June 28 to August 4 from Westchester, Dutchess, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties for service with the Continental Army under the command of James Holmes ....
 from 1776 to 1799.

Henry suffered greatly from the death of his wife in 1783. This tragedy left him alone to raise their four children. On the tenth anniversary of his wife's death, however, he remarried. He and his second wife, (Jane Patterson), had four children together. Some of his descendants have claimed that he is the true author of Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas.

Unlike the man who has been recognized by most people as the true author of A Visit From St. Nicholas, Clement Clarke Moore
Clement Clarke Moore

Clement Clarke Moore is the credited author of A Visit from St. Nicholas .Clement Clarke Moore was most famous in his own day as a professor of Oriental and Greek literature at Columbia College of Columbia University ....
, Henry Livingston was not well known. Most of his poetry was written for himself and his family and therefore was not published. His seemingly pleasant personality is a big part of Donald Foster's argument in Author Unknown, in which he states his opinion that Henry Livingston is the true author.

Although Henry Livingston never claimed authorship of A Visit From St. Nicholas
A Visit from St. Nicholas

"A Visit from St. Nicholas" is a poem first published anonymously in 1823. It is largely responsible for the conception of Santa Claus from the mid-nineteenth century to today, including his physical appearance, the night of his visit, his mode of transportation, the number and names of Santa Claus's reindeer, and the tradition that he brin...
, many of his descendants, including his great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter Mary Van Deusen, are determined to prove that he wrote it. Some of his other works have also been promoted by those who want to prove his authorship.

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This webpage is confusing two different people. Henry Beekman Livingston and Henry Livingston, Jr. were cousins, and were both in the regiment commanded by Major General Richard Montgomery, Henry Beekman Livingston's sister's husband.

Robert Livingston, 1st Lord + Alida Schuyler => Robert Livingston, Jr. + Margaret Howarden => Robert R. Livingston + Margaret Beekman => Henry Beekman Livingston + Ann Horn (Nancy) Shippen (Margaret Beekman is the daughter of Colonel Henry Beekman (the brother of Cornelia Beekman) and Janet Livingston (the daughter of Robert Livingston, the nephew)

Robert Livingston, 1st Lord + Alida Schuyler => Gilbert Livingston + Cornelia Beekman => Dr. Henry Livingston, Sr. + Susanna Storm Conklin => Major Henry Livingston, Jr. + Sarah Welles + Jane Patterson

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