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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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Ephraim Cheney land purchase

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

Brandon Town Clerk’s office. Book 4, p. 397 Know all Men by these presents that I James Whelan of Brandon in the County of Rutland & State of Vermont in Consideration of Sixty Dollars paid by Ephraim Cheney of Brandon … Continue reading →

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Cheneys in Brandon VT

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Lisaperryjd

While back east, my Dad and I spent some time in the Town Clerk’s office looking up records on the Cheneys. We found a lot of property records related to the Cheneys. Now the task of finding the location of … Continue reading →

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Preserving memories

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Lisaperryjd

It’s been two years of COVID. Thank goodness for online databases for genealogy, as many libraries and history centers are closed or have drastically reduced hours. While I haven’t been blogging, I have been doing genealogy research, listening to podcasts … Continue reading →

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Whittier Birthday Book

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Lisaperryjd

Whittier Birthday Book was published by Houghton Mifflin, starting in 1881. The book contains poems by John Greenleaf Whittier and birth dates of famous people, arranged by calendar month with spaces to write other information. The copy of the book … Continue reading →

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