Morgan, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Orleans County

Morgan

Town Information

Description

Morgan, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Morgan was initially chartered as Caldersburgh on November 6, 1780 by the Vermont Legislaure. The name was changed to Morgan in 1801. The town contains two villages: Morgan and Morgan Center. The population at the 2010 US Census was 749.

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

Morgan Town Clerk

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

Morgan Town Clerk
41 Meade Hill Road
P.O. Box 45
Morgan, VT 05853
Phone: (802) 895-2927
Email: tmorganvt@comcast.net
Website: http://www.town.morgan-vt.org/

Vital Records

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

Births

• 1780-1932 Morgan, VT: Early Records, 1780-1932 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)
• 1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Marriages

• 1780-1932 Morgan, VT: Early Records, 1780-1932 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Deaths

• 1780-1932 Morgan, VT: Early Records, 1780-1932 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

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

• Cargill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Clark Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Gore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  

• Morgan Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Morgan Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Orleans County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Orleans 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 Morgan, 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 Morgan:

Morgan, Vermont records : Bible records and pedigrees given by the families to Louise R Allen of New York City, Aug 1934 - are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

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

City Directories

• 1884 Morgan Town Directory
  
• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

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

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

The following are online land records for the town of Morgan:

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

Morgan,Vermont Land Records,1859 to 1910, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Local Histories

Town of Morgan History

Maps

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

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

• 1878 map of Morgan Town, Morgan, Morgan Center Town
  

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

• The Newport Daily Express
• 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 Morgan town records available online:

Morgan, Vermont Town Records, 1850-2005, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Morgan Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, 1822-1853, and Deeds, 1780-1859.

Probate Records

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

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

• 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

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Sherbrooke Quebec FamilySearch Center
• Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
• Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies

Morgan Historical Society, Inc.
14 Toad Pond Road
P.O. Box 113
Morgan, VT 05853
Website: http://morganhistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/