February 28 

1766 - this day Luckey, Hicks and Taylor, - but word being come up that Ayers and King were returned, those 3 went to them.

1767 -the cattle were all brought home, having finished the hay in the far meadows.
    Memorandum, that in December last, Mr. James Thompson deputy surveyor, and I performed a survey of part of the river Boquet, beginning at the head of Milltown falls, 32 links distant from the edge of the river. - Gilliland.

1779 William Hay, the first settler in what is now Peru, died.  He lived on Stewart's Patent, on the farm now owned by Capt. Johnson and is said to have witnessed the naval engagement between Benedict Arnold and British, known as the battle of Valcour.

1787 Patents were granted to Zephaniah Platt for the "Little Location," of 6,600 acres and for Isle St. Michael (Crab Island).

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. 

 Today In the Champlain Valley History