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Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Brandon, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town was chartered on October 20, 1761. The initial name of the town was Neshoba or Neshobe selected by Captain Josiah Powers for the newly chartered town in the New Hampshire Grants. In October of 1784, the name of the town was changed to Brandon.

The town grew and flourished during the 1800s with the discovery of marble, and iron ore. The establishment of the railroad in 1849 enabled the shipping of iron-based products.

As these early industries began to decline, dairy farming and tourism became increasingly important to ensured the economic survival of Brandon.

Brandon is the birthplace of Stephen A. Douglas, one of America’s most prominent 19th century statesmen, and his birthplace is now the Brandon Museum.

Brandon’s population hovers around 4,000 residents spread out over 75 miles of roads.[1][2]

Parent Towns

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Boundary Changes

Adjacent Towns

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Brandon Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Brandon Town Offices
49 Center St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone: (802) 247-3635
Website

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

Town Reports

The town of Brandon kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Brandon kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

  • Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
  • Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
  • The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
  • Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Brandon. For location of cemeteries, see Cemteries of Vermont, Rutland County, website at this link.

  • Congregational Church Cemetery (aka Brandon Congregational Church Cemetery, Old Town Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Forest Dale Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Gilbert-Cook-Goodrow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Hawk Hill Cemetery (aka Ambler-June Cemetery, June Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Maple Street Cemeter (aka Maple Street Catholic Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Saint Marys Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Sugar Hollow Cemetery(aka Noyes - Hurlburt Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

Census

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Brandon, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Brandon:



1. Brandon Baptist Church
15 Champlain St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone: (802) 247-3339

2. Brandon Congregational Church
74 Park St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone:(802) 247-6058

3. Brandon United Methodist Church
1 Franklin St.
PO Box 55
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone: (802) 247-6524

4. Forrest Dale Wesley Church
1895 Forest Dale Rd.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone:(802) 247-6748

5. St Mary's Church
38 Carver St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone:(802) 247-6351

6. St Thomas Episcopal Church
19 Conant Square
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone:(802) 247-6759

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Brandon, Vermont: A History of the Town Dedicated to Its Citizens, Leon S. Gay, published by the Town of Brandon, 1962. [Google Books]

Town of Brandon, Vermont, by Augusta W. Kellogg, in New England Magazine, November 1897 [Google eBook]

Historical Photographs of Brandon and Forestdale, Vermont, Deborah S. Kirby, David Read Barker, 1976 [Google Books]

Maps

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This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

Rutland Herald online at this link.

Obituaries

Other Town Records

In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

  • Births
  • Marriages
  • Deaths
  • Burials
  • Cemetery records
  • Appointments
  • Earmarks
  • Estrays (stray animals)
  • Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)
  • Land records
  • Mortgages
  • Name changes
  • Care of the poor
  • School records
  • Surveys
  • Tax lists
  • Town meeting minutes
  • Voter registrations
  • Warning outs (of town)

The following are Brandon town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (searchable and browse only records) at this link.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Brandon Town Clerks Office. These include Land records 1785-1953, and town records 1846-1881, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1775-1995.

Probate Records

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Brandon:

The probate district for Brandon is Rutland.

Rutland Probate Court
83 Center Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0114

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Brandon Free Public Library
4 Franklin St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Phone:(802) 247-8230
Website

Museums

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

References

  1. ↑ History Rutland County Vermont, Edited by H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann, Syracuse, NY, 1886.
  2. ↑ Town of Brandon, Vermont, by Augusta W. Kellogg, in New England Magazine, November 1897.
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