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Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

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Coventry, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Coventry was chartered on November 4, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature and remained uninhabited, and virtually inaccessible, until 1800. In March of 1800, Samuel Cobb and his son Tisdale, along with their families, became Coventry’s first settlers. It was throughout the year of 1803 that Coventry organized as a town. The first school was organized, with classes being taught in Samuel Cobb’s corn barn. Small business also began to operate in 1803.

The population at the 2010 US Census was 1086. [1] [2] [3]

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Coventry Town Clerk

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Coventry Town Clerk
168 Main St.
Coventry, VT 05825
Phone: (802) 754-2288
Email: covtc@hotmail.com

Vital Records

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Resources

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Biographies

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 major cemeteries in present-day Coventry. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans County, website at this link.

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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 Coventry, 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 Coventry:

Records of the Congregational Society of Coventry, Vermont 1874-1931, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


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Compiled Genealogies

Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Court Records

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Local Histories

Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 10, Orleans County, vol. V, Town of Coventry, Coventry Fire District no. 1 - view this document online.

  • A history of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, by Pliny H. White (1859) - view a digital copy of this book online.
  • Bits and pieces of Coventry's history, by the Coventry Bicentennial Committee (1977) - find this book in a library.

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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:

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The following are Coventry town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1928 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Coventry Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Coventry, Vermont, 1872-Jan. 2001.

Probate Records

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

Orleans Probate Division
247 Main Street
Newport, VT · 05855
Phone: (802) 334-3305

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References

  1. ↑ Town of Coventry Municipal Plan, June 2003 - http://www.nvda.net/pdf/Towns/Coventry/TP.ZB.Maps/CoventryTP6.10.03.pdf
  2. ↑ About Coventry, Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/coventry.html#about
  3. ↑ Coventry, Vermont - http://usgenwebsites.org/VTGenWeb/Orleans-Co-VT.htm#Coventry
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