March 1 
The March wind, we might say, is the answer to the February wind's hopeful question, the absolute and jubilant confirmation of its rumor. -James Buckham.

1763 Discontent and rebellion among the settlers of Milltown, put down by the wisdom and energy of Watson, a half-brother of William Gilliland, whom he had left as steward of his property.  The fugitives from the settlement with their stolen property were overtaken at Perue Bay.  Most of them ultimately returned to their allegiance.

1767 -soft thawing weather.  -Gilliland

1799 Essex County formed from Clinton.

1809 Mr. Sailly received his appointment as Collector of Customs and within four weeks from that date he had personally visited the frontier from Rouses Point to the French Mills.  He appointed as deputies Marinus Francis Durand, Cumberland Head; Horace Olds, Whitehall; Samuel Hicks, Champlain Village; Benjamin Graves, Chazy; Johns Hunsden, French Mills.

1830 The First Baptist church of Westport legally incorporated with the following trustees:  Gideon Hammond, Platt R. Halstead, Ira Henderson, George B. Reynolds, Dr. Dan S. Wright, Horace Holcomb and John Kingsley.

1876 At his home on Macdonough street died Hon. Moss Kent Platt.  He had been a State Senator, a Republican Presidential Elector in 1868, in '72 Inspector of State Prisons and since 1841 a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian church.

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