1844
Tuesday, January 23, 1844
Acceptance of the call to the First Presbyterian Church, by the
Rev. David Dobie of Huntington, Lower Canada, "a young Scotchman, in his
thirty-third year, who appeared to be the right man to bring the people out of
the unfortunate troubles, which had come upon them,-the diligent and delightful
Dobie".
Monday, February 19, 1844
Died in
the house on Water Street, built by him in 1796, the first of brick in
Burlington, Dr. John Pomeroy aged nearly 79 years. For forty years he had
been a leading physician and surgeon, occupying at first a log cabin which stood
in what is now Pearl Street. At sixteen he was a soldier in the patriot
army but afterward studied Physic. "He was a Unitarian of the most
thorough kind."
Wednesday, February 28, 1844
The Rev. David Dobie became pastor of the Fist Presbyterian church, "a
younger Scotchman, in his thirty-third year" who labored diligently and
indefatigably amount the people of this parish until failing health compelled
his resignation.
Monday, May 20, 1844
The remains of
Lieut. Kingsbury of the 3d Buffs (who died at the farmhouse of Isaac C. Platt,
Esq., after the engagement at Halsey's Corners, Sept. 6, 1814) removed from Mr.
Platt's garden where they had been interred, to Riverside cemetery by Capt. C.
A. Waite, then the commander at Plattsburgh Barracks.
Sunday, July 28, 1844
Death, in Burlington, of the Rev. Hiram Safford, first pastor of the
Baptist church to which he had come from his charge in Keeseville. His
widow, Charlotte Safford, for whom Charlotte street in Plattsburgh is named,
survived him many years. Hiram Safford served in the war of 1812, as first
lieutenant; captain and major of the Third Squadron, 7th. Reg't N.Y. Vols.
Sept. 6, 1814, on the approach of the left wing of Prevost's army, Major
Safford was on picket in command of his troops at Dead Creek Bridge and was
attacked by the advanced guard of the enemy. During the battle, five days
later, he and his command were in the old stone mill (site of Lake Champlain
Pulp and Paper Co.) near the moth of the Saranac river, on duty as
sharpshooters, which duty was so well performed that they killed and drove away
all the gunners from an English battery on the opposite bank near the present
residence of Hon. Smith M. Weed.
