1735
Birth at Quebec of Bruno Trombly, the progenitor of the Tromblys
of this section. He was one of the first to settle among the Indians in
the wilderness on the western shore of Lake Champlain, coming thither in a canoe
and settling near a bay, afterwards called, for him, Trombly's. He became
a farmer and owner of 2,000 acres of land.
1776
Birth of John B. Trombly, son of the pioneer, Bruno, like his father a large
land-owner. His marriage to Pauline Lamereau, resulted in a family of
thirteen children, ten of whom survived and settled in Chazy, Champlain, or
Worcester. Their parents were buried in the Chazy Cemetery.
1818
Troops at work on Fort Montgomery ordered back to Plattsburgh and detailed to
work on the "Military Turnpike", a highway beginning three miles west of the
village of Plattsburgh (Thorn's Corners) and continued twenty-four miles toward
Chateaugay. Over this route, Jonathan Thompson, at an early period,
carried the mail on horseback but, in 1823, commenced running a regular weekly
stage to Ogdensburg. This line connected with steamboats on both Lake
Champlain and Lake Ontario and enabled merchants to make business trips to
Albany and Montreal.
1890
Death of Hon. Peter Sailly Palmer, to whom more than any other person is due the
preservation of the pioneer history of this section. He was the author of
"History of Lake Champlain from 1609 to 1814," "Battle of Valcour," Historical
Sketches of Northern New York," etc., finding time for literary work and
historical research while attending to the duties of his legal practice, holding
the office of judge and surrogate of Clinton country and various village offices
to which he was chosen through a long series of years.
1903
The Vilas homestead became the property of the brothers of Christian
Instruction, it's name being changed to Mount Assumption Institute from the date
of it acquirement, celebrated in the Catholic church as the feast of the
Assumption.
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