The story begins in 1793 when Lucy Goodell was born in Brattleboro. In 1812, while living in Marlboro, Vt., she married Harrison Blake. Over the next eight years they would produce five children who were born in Brattleboro, Marlboro and Newfane. By 1821 the family moved to Salem, New York, and during their first winter away from home they attempted to travel back to visit relatives in Dec. 1821. Here's the story...
