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Addison, Vermont

We woke up the next morning to discover we were staying smack dab in the middle of my Addison, Vermont, dream vacation! Our home away from home was on Lake Champlain. It was only a mile away from Chimney Point State Park - the exact building where my 3x great grandfather, Dr. Prentiss Dana Cheney worked in the early 1800's, and his home was less than two miles away. Next to the park is the bridge to New York and Fort Ticonderoga, Fort St. Frederic/Fort Crown Point. In just a short time we were able to find the two cemeteries where two of my 3x great grandparents are buried, Betsey Murray Cheney (1786-1821) and Prentiss Dana Cheney (1786-1842), His mother Susanna Cook Cheney (1743-1836) is also nearby in the family plot. We then drove on to the Townline Cemetery. After a short search we found my 4x great grandparents, Joseph (1744-1816) and Isabella Burritt Murray (1744-1828).  I also found my 3x great grandfather Gilead Pickett (1778-1816) who is next to a Daniel Hayward,