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, (1744-1809). A hint, I'm sure, to his wife Polly Hayward Pickett's family but I've yet to discover the connection.
After lunch we drove a half hour into New York and visited Fort Ticonderoga. What a lovely visit into the past! An afternoon wasn't enough so back we went the next afternoon...
Future presidents, Washington, Jefferson and Madison walked through the fort's doorway.
A shoemaker was busy making and repairing shoes. The heels are put together with wooden pins and are neither left of right footed. After the owner wears the shoes for a few hours they begin to mold around the foot and become a left and right pair of shoes. These shoes only last about three months and then will have to be repaired or new ones made.
The clothes are made from felted wool. The edges have no facing and are just cut but they do not fray because the material has been felted.
After a lovely afternoon we headed back to our home away from home and another lovely sunset..
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, (1744-1809). A hint, I'm sure, to his wife Polly Hayward Pickett's family but I've yet to discover the connection.
After lunch we drove a half hour into New York and visited Fort Ticonderoga. What a lovely visit into the past! An afternoon wasn't enough so back we went the next afternoon...
Future presidents, Washington, Jefferson and Madison walked through the fort's doorway.
A shoemaker was busy making and repairing shoes. The heels are put together with wooden pins and are neither left of right footed. After the owner wears the shoes for a few hours they begin to mold around the foot and become a left and right pair of shoes. These shoes only last about three months and then will have to be repaired or new ones made.
After a lovely afternoon we headed back to our home away from home and another lovely sunset..
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