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Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

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Description

Swanton, Vermont at Wikipedia

Swanton was chartered on August 17, 1763.  It is located in the northwestern corner of the state bordering Lake Champlain on its west and Quebec Province in Canada on its north. Within the town is located the villages of Swanton and Fonda, as well as most of the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge.

Swanton is one of the few places in Vermont where Natives are known to have had a permanent settlement. From about 1700 to 1758, the important Abnaki village of Missisiasuk was on the Missisquoi River. The village's name, meaning "people of the great grassy meadows", helps to bear out the translation of Missiquoi itself as "great grassy meadows". The Abnaki name for the mouth of the river was Maskwenozakek, literally "the place where muskelunge abound", which would have been a good enough reason in itself for establishing a village nearby.  [1] [2]   

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Town Records

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Swanton Town Clerk

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

Town of Swanton
1 Academy St.
P.O. Box 711
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: (802) 868-7418
Email: townadmin@swantonvermont.org
Website: http://townofswantonvermont.weebly.com/

Vital Records

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Births

Marriages

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Divorce

Town Reports

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 Swanton Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Franklin 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 Swanton, 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 Swanton:

Swanton, Vermont Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Service Record Book, 1907-1923 is available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

City Directories

  • 1895-1947 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Swanton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
  • St. Albans & Swanton, Vermont City Directories, (1886-1887,1891-1892,1895-1910, 1914,1915), are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. These films can be oreder online.
  • Swanton, Vermont City Directories, 1895, 1938, 1947, are available at Ancestry.com ($)
  • Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

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

Swanton, Vermont, Land Records, 1883-1903, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Local Histories

Maps

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Migration

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

St. Albans Messenger
Vermont Online Historical 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
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  • Mortgages
  • Name changes
  • Care of the poor
  • School records
  • Surveys
  • Tax lists
  • Town meeting minutes
  • Voter registrations
  • Warning outs (of town)

The following are Swanton 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 Swanton:

Franklin Probate Division
17 Church St.
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1860-1910, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Swanton Public Library
1 1st St.
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone:(802) 868-7656
Email: wantonpub@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.swantonlibrary.org/

Museums

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Swanton Historical Society
58 S River St.
P.O. Box 235
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: (802) 868-5436
Website: http://www.swantonhistoricalsociety.org/

References

  1. ↑ About Swanton, Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/swanton.html#about
  2. ↑ Swanton, Vermont - http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/FranklinSwanton.html
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