Danby, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Rutland County

Danby

Town Information

Description

Danby, Vermont at Wikipedia

The original design for the settlement of Danby was conceived, and the plan adopted, in Nine Partners, NY. The charter was granted by Benning Wentworth, governor of New Hampshire, on the 27th of August, 1761. In 1769, the townspeople had their first formal meeting, during which they elected their town officials.

Within Dorset Mountain lies a massive amount of high quality marble stone. Most of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington was constructed of Danby marble. Marble is still extracted from the mammoth Imperial Quarry inside of Dorset Mountain. First opened in 1907, the quarry can boast of being the largest underground marble quarry in the world. The workings cover 25 acres and extend over six levels. Marble pillars support the ceilings and tractor-trailers drive in and out of the facility bearing heavy blocks of white marble.

Danby's most famous resident, Silas Griffith, left behind a legacy that still survives today. After his death in 1903, Griffith willed half of his fortune to the town. Part of it went to the establishment of the library. However, the most interesting portion of the will dedicated money to be spent on Christmas gifts for the children of Danby Village and Mount Tabor.

Populated Places

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

Town Records

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

Danby Town Clerk

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

Danby VT Town Clerk
130 Brook Road
PO Box 231
Danby, VT 05739
Phone: 802-293-5136
Email: danbytownclerk@vermontel.net

Vital Records

• FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
  

Births

• 1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

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 Danby. For location of cemeteries, see Cemteries of Vermont, Rutland County, website at this link.

• Brown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Cook-Hulett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Dillingham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Fisk Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Nichols Cemetery (aka Nichols Quaker Cemetery) - inscripitons at Find a Grave site.
  
• Otis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Quaker-Staples Farm Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Read Cemetery (aka Danby Four Corners Cemetery, Old Four Corners Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Red School House Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Scottsville Cemetery (aka Danby-Scottsville Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Sowle Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Staples Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

• Danby Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Danby Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Rutland County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

• Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Danby, 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 Danby:

• 1700s-1800s Vermont Miscellaneous Records (Includes Vermont Church Records)(*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• Vermont Church Records

1. First Congregational Church
159 S Main St,
Danby, VT 05739
Phone:(802) 293-5318

2. Mt. View Baptist Church
195 Stone Ln.
Danby, VT 05739
Phone:(802) 293-5655

City Directories

• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

• Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov ($) - click on Records Request
• United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

• 1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
• Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

The History and Map of Danby, Vermont (1869)

Historical Photos

Maps

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

• Boundary Map of Danby at HomeTownLocator
• Danby at FamilySearch Places
• Danby at Google Maps
• Danby at Mapcarta
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
• Town of Danby at Vermont.org
• Vermont Maps State Page
  
  

• 1854 Rutland County, Danby map

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

Rutland Herald online at this link.

• Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
• List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
• Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
• Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

• 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Danby town records available online:

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

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Danby Town Clerks Office. These include Land records (Danby, Rutland, Vermont), 1770-1900and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1995; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1770-1995.

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Danby is Rutland.

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

• 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

• 1861-1866 Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Research Facilities

Libraries

S.L. Griffith Memorial Library
74 S. Main Street
Danby VT, 05739
Phone: (802) 293-5106

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
• The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library

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