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Town records may contain records of births, marriages, burials, cemeteries, appointments, earmarks, estrays (records of stray animals), freemen’s oaths (men eligible to vote), land records, mortgages, name changes, care of the poor, school records, surveys, tax lists, town meeting minutes, voter registrations, and warnings out (of town). Birth, marriage, and death information found in town records is described further in the [[Vermont Vital Records- Civil Registration|“Vital Records”]] section of this outline. | Town records may contain records of births, marriages, burials, cemeteries, appointments, earmarks, estrays (records of stray animals), freemen’s oaths (men eligible to vote), land records, mortgages, name changes, care of the poor, school records, surveys, tax lists, town meeting minutes, voter registrations, and warnings out (of town). Birth, marriage, and death information found in town records is described further in the [[Vermont Vital Records- Civil Registration|“Vital Records”]] section of this outline. | ||
=== Warnings Out<br | === Warnings Out<br> === | ||
A unique section of the town records of northern New England are the records of warnings out. Warnings out permitted local authorities to issue warrants requiring newcomers to leave town. The town was responsible for all the inhabitants, and if a person or family moved into town who could not qualify as a desirable member of the town or show personal means of support, they could be warned out by a warrant from the town constable. Warnings out in Vermont can be found as early as 1768 and as late as 1818. The original records were kept by the town clerk of each town, but information and lists have been published. For more information, see: | A unique section of the town records of northern New England are the records of warnings out. Warnings out permitted local authorities to issue warrants requiring newcomers to leave town. The town was responsible for all the inhabitants, and if a person or family moved into town who could not qualify as a desirable member of the town or show personal means of support, they could be warned out by a warrant from the town constable. Warnings out in Vermont can be found as early as 1768 and as late as 1818. The original records were kept by the town clerk of each town, but information and lists have been published. For more information, see: | ||
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Lainhart, Ann S. ''Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996. (FHL book 974 N2L.) Includes indexes to persons and places. | Lainhart, Ann S. ''Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996. (FHL book 974 N2L.) Includes indexes to persons and places. | ||
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