January 2

1766  - from this time to the 15^th, employed the men cutting logs, firewood, etc. – Gilliland.

1767 - very cold weather; this evening Ireland and David (colored) came home from the south meadow, were both frost bit. –Idem.

1787 Second of January the snow was all gone. –Charles Platt to his brother Zephaniah.

1792 Charter of the town of Johnson, Vermont, bearing name of grantee, Samuel William Johnson, issued by Gov. Chittenden.

1840  Mrs. Timothy Balch was to be prayed for by all the other members of the First Presbyterian Church, according to a custom then prevailing.

1846  On College Street, Burlington, was burned Howard’s, afterwards Gould’s Hotel, where General Lafayette was banqueted June 29, 1825.  Elkanah Watson of Port Kent was a guest at the time.

1854  The Rev. David Dobie, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, dedicated to his people “Discourses Doctrinal and Practical.”

 Today In the Champlain Valley History