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Troy, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Troy, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Troy was chartered in October 28, 1801 by the Vermont Legislature. When the Legislature combined Averys Grant and Kellys Grant into a single town in 1801, it was called Missisquoi, after the river which runs through it. 

Some of the stakes which mark the US/Canada border were made of Troy Iron, smelted in the tiny village of Troy Furnace, so named for the iron smelting furnace built there in the 1830's to process the ore mined just east of the Missisquoi River. Despite the high quality of the iron, the business was never profitable: several companies failed financially in the effort.

Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1662.  [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

Troy Town Clerk

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

Troy Town Clerk
142 Main St.
North Troy, VT 05859
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Email: townoftroy@comcast.net
Website

Vital Records

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Births

Marriages

Deaths

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 Troy. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orleans 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 Troy, 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 Troy:

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

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

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

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

Troy,Vermont Land Records,1854 to 1900, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Local Histories

Memories of the early days in the town of Troy, Vermont, by Anne Huckins Butterfield (1977) - 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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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 Troy town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1802 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Troy Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1806-1854.

Probate Records

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

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

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Rand Memorial Library
160 Railroad Street
PO BOX 509
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Phone: (802) 988-4741
Email: randmemorial@gmail.com
Website

Museums

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Missisquoi Valley Historical Society
Main Street
PO Box 237
North Troy, VT 05859
Phone: (802) 988-4656
Website

References

  1. ↑ About Troy, Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/troy.html#about
  2. ↑ Troy, Vermont - http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/OrleansTroy.html
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