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Strafford, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Strafford, Vermont at Wikipedia

Strafford was granted its charter on August 12, 1761. The first known permanent settlers in Strafford arrived about 1767, establishing what is now called the “Old City” settlement. The discovery of copperas and copper ore at Strafford in the 1790s led to the creation of the Elizabeth Mine Company and the Vermont Mineral Company. During the last period of its operation the Elizabeth Mine was the largest in New England. [1][2]

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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

Strafford Town Clerk

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

Strafford Town Clerk
227 Justin Morrill Highway
P.O. Box 27
Strafford, VT 05072
Phone: 802-765-4411
Email: townclerk@straffordvt.org
Website

Vital Records

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Births

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

Town Reports

The town of Strafford kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Strafford kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

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

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 Strafford, 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 Strafford:

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

The town house: being the first volume of a projected series of occasional writings on the history of the town of Strafford, Vermont, by Gwenda Smith, 1992 - find this book in a library.

Maps

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Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

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 Strafford town records available online:

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Strafford is Orange.
Orange Probate Court
5 Court St
Chelsea VT 05038
Phone: 802-685-4610

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Morrill Memorial & Harris Library
220 Justin Morrill Highway
PO Box 110
Strafford, VT 05072
Phone: 802-765-4037
Email: [mailto: strafford@vals.state.vt.us strafford@vals.state.vt.us]
Website

Museums

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Strafford Historical Society
P.O. Box 100
Strafford, VT 05072
Phone: 802-765-4379
Website

References

  1. ↑ About Strafford, VT - Town of Strafford, VT https://www.straffordvt.org/about-strafford-1
  2. ↑ History of Strafford, VT http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/OrangeStrafford.html
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