Tuesday, January 6, 1800
George Marsh, who in
1791 with his wife, Polly Buel, his brother Charles and his sister Catherine all
from Litchfeld Conn., settled in Plattsburgh, became second Major in Lieut. Col.
Commandant Benj. Mooer's regiment. The same day, his brother Charles Marsh
was second Lieut. of a troop of horse in Brig.Gen. Melancton L. Woolsey's
brigade of light infantry.
Saturday, March 22, 1800|
Judge Zephaniah Platt wrote from Plattsburgh to his friend George Clinton that
he had never had a law suit, nor was he ever sued.
Monday, March 24, 1800
Birth on South Island, Lake Champlain of Benajah Phelps, Jr., whose father, an early settler of Grand Isle, reared a family of 18 sons and daughters. Benajah, Jr., at the age of 101 was the only surviving eye witness of the battle of Plattsburgh.
The same day was recorded the laying out of "a publick road for rods wide," (Bridge street) east from the Bridge by Jno. Roberts 3d and John Stephenson, commissioners. This road taking various directions corresponded in a general way to a portion of the present Peru, Macdonough, Hamilton (near the lake) streets.
Monday, June 2, 1800
Calvin K. Averill, son of Nathan Averill, Jr. and his wife Polly Ketchum, was born at Peru.
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In Champlain Valley History