March 27

1767 -a fine moderate day, Logan crossed the lake this morning and went home in the afternoon, having got G. McAuley to assist him to get his mare out of the lake and the skin taken off her, the ice pretty good.  Farrell of Stillwater returned home a few days ago say 25th, on the ice. -Gilliland

1792 At a town meeting in North Hero John Hutchins, Benj. Butler and John Martin were appointed a committee to raise money for building a canal across the "Carrying Place" but were unsuccessful.

1811 Died "Mr. Zenas Allen, Esquire" who had just removed to this village from Vermont and become established in a prosperous business.  He was a Revolutionary soldier and was buried with masonic honors.

1821 "Dansville" (now Wilmington) set off from Jay.

1860 At her home in Peru died Catherine Robinson, wife of Samuel Keese and a regular preacher of the Society of Friends.  Previous to her marriage for twenty years a popular teacher in Philadelphia and elsewhere, after that event she was recognized as called to the ministry and from "the fourth month, 1849" she preached with force and eloquence not only in the Quaker meeting house at the Union, but in Friends' meeting in Philadelphia, Canada, west Central New York and Saratoga; also, on several occasions at Clinton Prison.

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