Saturday, February 21, 1784
At Westminster Gen. Ethan Allen was married to Mrs. Fanny Buchanan, "a lady possessing in an eminent degree, every graceful qualification requisite to tender the hymeneal bonds felicitous." From this union there were three children, Ethan Voltaire, Hannibal and Fanny, who became a nun and died in the Hotel Dieu in Montreal. Fanny Allen Hospital in Burlington perpetuates her name.
Sunday, April 4, 1784
Peter Sailly from the Province of Lorraine in France reached America on his first visit - one of investigation.
Thursday, April 15, 1784
Gov. Chittenden wrote from Arlington to Gen. Haldimand asking him, since Peace had been established and the Loyal Block House would be evacuated as a British Post, to direct the Commanding Officer there to inform the governor of the time of evacuation "that an Officer from this State may take Possession thereof." -Canadian Archives.
Thursday, May 20,1784
Sailly reached Poughkeepsie, the home of the Platts.
Saturday, May 22, 1784
Sailly left Poughkeepsie for Albany.
Sunday, May 23, 1784
-arrived at Albany which is 84 miles from Poughkeepsie, 168 miles or French agues from New York. -Sailly.
Thursday, June 10, 1784
Mr. Sailly arrived at Albany after a side trip into the Mohawk valley.
Friday, June 11, 1784
Mr. Sailly met "Mr. Gilliland who owns land on Lake Champlain" and they talked over the iron business in which Mr. Sailly had been engaged in France and its prospects in the Champlain Valley.
Thursday, June 17, 1784
Mr. Sailly at noon reached Fort George and sending back their wagon, prepared to embark.
Friday, June 18, 1784
Sunday, Mr. Sailly caught two fish of fine flavor called by the English "blackfish". He also visited the ruins of Fort William Henry seeing only the remains of the old ramparts of earth covered with wild cherry trees, the fruit smaller and more tart that those at home and some "very small birds resembling in every particular the little thrush of France."
Thursday, July 1, 1784
Judge Zephaniah Platt started from Poughkeepsie and went to Plattsburgh.
Oh! dear pleasant home, must I bid you adieu,
And all the loved objects so dear to my heart?
-Mrs. Margaret (Miller) Davidson.
Sunday, July 11, 1784
A survey of 1,000 acres of land to be given to the first ten settlers, was commenced. These settlers were:- Charles
Platt, Thomas Allen, Jabez Pettit, Kinner Newcomb, Jonathan Sexton, John B. Hartwick, Darick Webb, Cyrenus Newcomb, Moses Soper,
Jacob Ferris, nearly all of whom were soldiers of the Revolution.
