Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-24

Louisburg in 175s. Accompanied |
Wolfe TO Quebec in 1859, and distin-
guished himself near that city in an |
affair with the French and in the bat
tie of Sillery April 2s, 1850. He was
rewarded for his distinguished SER
vices with lieutenancy IA Foot in
February, 1851. He was on half pay
in the British army and was man of
wealth, for the time, residing near st.
John, when the Revolutionary war
broke out. He at once espoused the
American cause and furnished sup
plies and rendered other aid to the
army of Montgomery in bis expedi-
ton against Quebec. AS result, his
property was destroyed by the Brit
ish, for which he at once applied to
Continental Congress for compensa-
ton. This application resulted in his
being paid for his property and re-
ceiving an equivalent for the half pay
he had forfeited, and in January, 1776,
Congress appointed him colonel of a
regiment he was to raise among his
friends in Canada. He raised the
regiment, it was called the End Cana
dian, but of course in the retreat in '76
he was obliged to leave Canada with
such of his regiment as were disposed
to adhere to his fortunes. From that
time his regiment was independent of
any state and under the control of
Congress solely; and Hazen was
authorized to recruit wherever he
could find men to enlist. Finally his
regiment was selected by Congress to
receive all foreigners who we're will
ing to serve, and was called Congress-
Own" Col. Hazen served through
the war in different fields of service
and was made brigadier general by
brevet June 2, 1871. Gen. Hazen was
at Newbury and Haverhill, where his
brother John resided, often during
the Revolutionary war and after, and
finally settled at Albany or Troy, N.
Y. Some histories say Albany and
others Troy.) He died at Troy Feb.
4, 1903. Walton in the Governor and
Council of Vermont says of him,
"His name has been familiar in YER
mont since 1879, for his work in COM
pleting the military road which is
still known as the 'Hazen's Road"
To make this road as safe as posi-
BILE for passing soldiers and supplies
along its course, block houses were
built at stated intervals along its
course. in some of which garrisons
were left for short time. This road
passed through what is now the town
of Peacham, from thence into the
town of Cabot.
History tells US that Col. Hazen
built block house in Peacham, but
abandoned it in the fall, as he did all
the block houses along this road, ex-
cept the one twelve miles above
Peacham; which he committed to the
care of sergeant's guard. In the
spring of 1850 one Captain Aldrich
came to Peacham and built a picket
or stockade around the house Of
James Bailey, which was on this road
and the block house was abandoned
After leaving Peacham, this roat
went through the eastern part o.
] Cabot over what is known as Cabo'
} plain, passing between Joe's ant
, Mary's ponds. Col. Hazen campet
, for a few weeks on the plain. He
4 fully expected an attack from thu
t British from Canada and to prepare
for them he caused hill or elevation
to be fortified and for years this wal
. known as "Fortification HILL" Thi
q road from near Joe's Pond led to tn
a south of the present highway until i
: came to the three corners of a roa
g near the present graveyard on tn
9 plain, here it struck what is now tn
q present travelled road and from theme
|. to the south line of Walden.
o passed across some portion of wha
a was afterward surveyed as Lots Nc
n 9, 10, Is, "a, 35, 81, and 3s of said towr
q After entering Walden, history tell
n us that this road passed through til
y southwest part of this town and wa
D, of essential service to those who earl
7, came into town. Col. Hazen built
le block house on the land afterwar6
,e occupied by one Cyrus Smith, an
D left an officer to man it until the mel
y, year. The name of the officer left j
ID command was Walden, who requisite
n that the town should receive his nan
a when chartered, which was don,
D. The block house remained for SON
RS years and was temporarily occupie
It, by many of the first settlers, havir
W the honor of converting the fir
be school, the first preaching servic
I'd and the first birth, being that of OF
b. Jessie Perkins. After leaving Waldo