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Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Rupert, Vermont at Wikipedia

Rupert was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth on Aug. 20, 1761. The first meeting of proprietors was held in Bennington on April 16, 1765.  One of Rupert's first settlers was Reuben Harmon, the metalsmith who was given the right to mint coins for the Republic of Vermont in 1785. Harmon's Mint was in East Rupert on a small stream now known as Hagar's Brook. [1]

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Town Records

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

Rupert Town Clerk

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

Rupert Town Clerk
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 140 West Rupert, VT 05776
Physical Address: 187 East Street West Rupert, VT 05776
Phone: (802) 394-7728
Email: rupert187@myfairpoint.net

Vital Records

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

Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson FS Catalog Collection
William Rallson kept records of marriages for the following towns and years: Keeseville, 1873-1874; Essex, 1874-1875; Waterford, 1879-1880; Jonesville, 1880-1883, 1900-1902; Gloversville, 1883-1886; Mechanicville, 1886-1892; Salem, 1892-1896; Rupert, Vt., 1897; Brandon, Vt., 1898-1899; Vergennes, Vt. 1888-1892; Ferrisburg, Vt. 1888-1892; Schoharie, 1903-1904; Guilderland, 1905-1908; Richmondville, 1908-1912.

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Resources

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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 Rupert. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.

  • Hay Family Private Burial Ground - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Hopkins Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Kent Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • North Rupert Cemetery- inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Pawlet Mountain Road Cemetery (Cemetery on the Hill) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Rupert Street Cemetery (aka Rupert Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • West Rupert Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

The gravestone inscriptions of Rupert, Bennington County, Vermont.

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 Rupert, 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 Rupert:

1. Rupert Congregational Church
    2890 Vermont Hwy 153
    Rupert, VT 05768
    Phone: (802) 394-2501

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Rupert, VT; historical and descriptive, 1761-1898, George Sayre Hibbard, Tuttle Publishing, 1899.

Early Memories of West Rupert, VT, Samuel Sterling Sherman, Barnard & Miller Print, 1912- FamilySearch Library has film of book.

A Glimpse of the Early History of Rupert, VT, Naomi Sheldon Guibord - FamilySearch Library has film of book.

Maps

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

The Manchester Journal

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 Rupert town records available online:

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Rupert Town Clerks Office. These include Births, marriages, deaths, 1820-1954 (approx.); index, 1858-1972 (approx.), Land records, 1780-1915; index to land records, 1780-1972, and Proprietors records and land surveys, 1765-1882.

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Rupert is Manchester.
Manchester Probate Court
P.O. Box 446
Manchester, VT 05846
Phone: (802) 362-1410

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

R. K. Kittay Public Library
2827 St. Rt. 153, P.O. Box 53
West Rupert, VT 05776
Phone: (802) 394-2444
Email: rkkittay@myfairpoint.net
Website: http://www.rupertkittaylibrary.org/

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Rupert Historical Society
Rte. 153, Main Street
Rupert, VT 05768
Mailing Address: Box 2, Lewis Road , Rupert, VT 05768
Email: R.K.Kittay@sover.net
Phone: (802) 394-7864 

References

  1. ↑ History of the Town of Rupert, Lewis Cass Aldrich, rootsweb
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