Cape Vincent and its history . pressed by President Tyler in 1842. The Stone House. James D. LeRay was authorized by an act of the Legis-lature, in March, 1815, to make a turnpike road from CapeVincent, on the St. Lawrence River, on the most direct routeto Perch River, at or near where the State road crosses thesame in the town of Brownville, to be called the Cape Vin-cent Turnpike Road. At this time Vincent LeRay, as-sisted by Moss Kent, was here in charge of his fathersestate. His office stood on Broadway, and was the firstframe house erected in the village. It was removed only afew years ag
Cape Vincent and its history . pressed by President Tyler in 1842. The Stone House. James D. LeRay was authorized by an act of the Legis-lature, in March, 1815, to make a turnpike road from CapeVincent, on the St. Lawrence River, on the most direct routeto Perch River, at or near where the State road crosses thesame in the town of Brownville, to be called the Cape Vin-cent Turnpike Road. At this time Vincent LeRay, as-sisted by Moss Kent, was here in charge of his fathersestate. His office stood on Broadway, and was the firstframe house erected in the village. It was removed only afew years ago. Opposite the office in 1815, Mr. LeRaybuilt the stone house. The late Deacon Rogers said: Asit was the first house in the village built of stone, the nameThe Stone House has clung to it ever since. Othniel Spin-ning boated the stone from Carleton Island, and HughMacPherson, my great-great uncle, laid its walls. came here in 1815 and remained until 1818,when he removed to Chaumont. The interior of the stone 174. Cape Vincent and its History house was not entirely finished for some years after it waserected. Vincent LeRay occupied it for several years, thenhe left Cape Vincent and for some time the house was 1837 it was purchased, with other property of Mr. Le-Ray, by the brothers Hyacinth, Louis and Theophilus Peug-net. The Stone House stands on the bank of the St. LawrenceRiver, surrounded nearly to its massive walls by beautifultrees. It is probably the oldest and certainly one of themost interesting houses of stone in Jefferson county. It isnow the summer home of Mrs. Fort of New York City. , a daughter of Hyacinth Pcugnet, possesses two invalu-able souvenirs of Napoleon, a cross of the Legion of Honor,presented by the Emperor to her father; the other a ribbonfrom which Napoleon wore the cross of the Legion of Honorsuspended, given to her father by Joachim Murat. Louis and Hyacinth Peugnet were distinguished officersin Napoleons army, who le
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