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Rocking Chair, c.1790.
Owned by the Freligh family, Frelighsburg.
In 1793, Theodus Owens "squatted" on lot 30 in St. Armand East without title and initiated the clearing of what was to become the site of the first gristmill in Frelighsburg. Later that same year, a 21 year old Minard Harris Yeoumans legally purchased lot 29 east and 30 south from the St. Armand Seigneury landowner Thomas Dunn. Minard Yeoumans established a sawmill on the south side of the Pike River and a gristmill on the opposite bank. In 1800, Abram Freligh of New York purchased the gristmill with two grinding stones, tools, two dwellings, a barn and 210 acres of land of which 50 acres were improved for $4,000 Spanish dollars. The village of Frelighsburg derives its name from this early family. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)
Owned by the Freligh family, Frelighsburg.
In 1793, Theodus Owens "squatted" on lot 30 in St. Armand East without title and initiated the clearing of what was to become the site of the first gristmill in Frelighsburg. Later that same year, a 21 year old Minard Harris Yeoumans legally purchased lot 29 east and 30 south from the St. Armand Seigneury landowner Thomas Dunn. Minard Yeoumans established a sawmill on the south side of the Pike River and a gristmill on the opposite bank. In 1800, Abram Freligh of New York purchased the gristmill with two grinding stones, tools, two dwellings, a barn and 210 acres of land of which 50 acres were improved for $4,000 Spanish dollars. The village of Frelighsburg derives its name from this early family. (Missisquoi Historical Society Collections)