Monthly Archives: May 2023

Edward Cheney Purchase of Land in 1783

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

This land seems to provide the year that Edward Cheney moved from New Hampshire to Vermont. Both Robert Muzzy, gentleman, and Edward Cheney, yeoman, were from Dublin NH. This sale of land states it is in Neshobe, VT. Edward Cheney’s … Continue reading →

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1784 Survey of Edward Cheney’s Land

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

From Brandon Survey Book. Laid out to Edward Cheney 44 acres of land on the right of Aaron Brown beginning at the SE corner of No 17 first division then E 13 rods and 6 links to a stake & … Continue reading →

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1800 Survey of Edward Cheney’s land in Brandon VT

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Brandon. June 18th day 1800. Then surveyed for Edward Cheney 20 acres of land in said Brandon for part of a 4th division of the right of Aaron Brown beginning as a stake in east line of the post road … Continue reading →

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Chapel Cheney Quit Claim to Albin Lull, 1830

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

p. 420 Know all men by these presents that I, Chapel Cheney of Fairhaven, county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts in consideration of Fifty Dollars to me paid by Albin Lull of Brandon County of Rutland and State of … Continue reading →

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Edward Cheney, Jr. purchase of land Mar 1805

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Brandon Town Clerk’s office, Land Records Book 4, p. 76 Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Buttles of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont for the Consideration of two hundred & 9 Dollars … Continue reading →

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Edward Cheney, Jr. Land Purchase 1805

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Brandon Town Clerk, Book 4, p. 77. Know all Men by these presents that Andrew Buttles of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont in Consideration of Seven Dollars & 50 cents paid by Edward Cheney Jr … Continue reading →

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Ephraim Cheney, Jr. Land Purchase 1805

Posted on May 11, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Brandon Town Clerk, Book 4, p. 104. Know all men by these presents that I Andrew Buttles of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont in consideration of thirty dollars paid by Ephraim Cheney of Brandon aforesaid … Continue reading →

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OH Perry, Photographer Part II

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

What fascinates me about doing genealogy is trying to tease out what “really happened.” What really happened, of course, is lost, filtered, and in many cases impossible to determine. That doesn’t stop me. O. H. Perry is one example of … Continue reading →

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OH Perry, photographer

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Photography in America began in the 1830s and 1840s, shortly after the invention of the daguerreotype process in France. This new process allowed for the creation of highly detailed images on a silver-plated copper sheet. The daguerreotype process was quickly … Continue reading →

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Big Genealogy Trip

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

As I reflect on my recent trip to Vermont and New York, I can’t help but think about my family’s genealogy and the roots that tie us to these places. My great-grandparents on my father’s side were born and raised … Continue reading →

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