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Ira, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

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Ira, Vermont at Wikipedia

From all that can be ascertained concerning the origin of the town, it is thought to have been chartered by Benning Wentworth about the year 1761. The original charter was lost when the capitol at Montpelier burned. Ira never received a charter. Though townspeople petitioned the Vermont government, they apparently neglected to follow up on the next critical step in the process — payment of the granting fee. After 10 years of appearing on the state Legislative agenda, the issue disappeared; the state never received any funds and Ira never got its charter.

Ira is supposed to be named after the youngest brother of Vermont's famous Allen clan, Ira. After the town organized on the 31st day of May, 1779, Ira Allen placed his name on the petition document requesting a grant for the town. At the same time, he served as Vermont's surveyor general. Besides these two points, Ira Allen had nothing else to do with the town's history, but must have gained some influence to have the new town named after him.

Ira Brook provided a good source of waterpower through the 18th and 19th centuries. Sawmills were located along the banks as was a carding mill to ready wool for knitting. Over the years, the town housed a cheese factory, potash factory and tannery. However, when the railroad bypassed Ira, the businesses departed the town.

Like other communities, Ira's present population lags behind the peak number of residents reached during the 19th century. The 1810 Census recorded 519 residents in Ira, the 2000 Census counted 470. The decrease of farming and local industry has influenced the population figures, but it is on the upswing from 1920, when there were 295 residents.[1][2]

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Ira Town Clerk

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Ira Town Clerk
53 West Rd
Ira, VT 05777
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 870 West Rutland, VT 05777
Phone: (802) 235-2745
Email: iraclerk@vermontel.com,
Website: Town of Ira

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  • 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

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1. Ira Baptist Church
1846 Route 133
West Rutland, VT 05777-6303
Phone: (802) 235-2239

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History of Ira, Vermont, Simon Lewis Peck, The Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT, 1926.

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

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The probate district for Ira is Rutland.
Rutland Probate Court
83 Center Street
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0114

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References

  1. ↑ Ira an eight-sided home to heroes, Don Wickman, Rutland Herald Newspaper, Feb. 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ History Rutland County Vermont, Edited by H. P. Smith and W. S. Rann, Syracuse, NY, 1886.
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