January 30
1666
De Courcelles marched out of fort St. Theresa at the head of 500 men, and
passing the lake on the ice, crossed the country toward the Mohawk villages.
1743
In New Ipswich, N.H., was born Josiah Brown, a pioneer of Essex Co., first in
Willsborough, afterwards at Lewis about 1805.
In 1775 he responded to the Lexington Alarm, fought at Bunker Hill and
was with the Continental Army at Ticonderoga during the summer 1777.
1767
-a snowy day, this night the snow 12 inches deep.
– Gilliland.
1814
Noadiah Moore of Champlain married Maria Caroline Mattqocks of Middlebury, Vt.
1846
On Friday evening the Methodist Church on Court Street was burned, the fire
catching from a stove pipe in the basement.
“Uncle” Robert Platt who, while living at Valcour, had contributed so
generously to the building of that church was one of the largest subscribers
towards the re-building of this.
1858 Death of Hiram Walworth who, as a boy of fourteen fought in Capt. Aikens’ company of volunteers. The Walworth homestead is now No. 17 Broad St.
