Victory, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy
Town Information
Description
Victory Vermont at Wikipedia
Victory was chartered on September 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature.
In 1970 there were only 42 residents, but eighty years earlier the place had been rather busy. Heavily timbered, it had been a magnet for the lumbermen; later, large quantities of potatoes were grown for starch and alchohol. In its heyday, there were seven villages, three post offices, five schools, six lumber mills, a starch factory, a granite quarry, four railroad stations and a hotel, plus various boarding houses for the factory and mill workers. Today, there are only a few more people than forty years ago. The population at the 2010 US Census was 62.
Victory made national news in 1963 when electricity was installed in the town for the first time, one of the last two towns in the state to get power. [1] [2]
Parent Towns
Populated Places
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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
Victory Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.
Victory Town Clerk
102 Radar Road
Box 609 North Concord, VT 05858
Phone: (802) 328-2400
Email: townofvictory@wildblue.net
Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Births
- 1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)
Marriages
Deaths
Divorce
Town Reports
No Town Report Journals with statistics are listed for Victory town.
Resources
For more County and State resources see:
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 Victory. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Essex County, website at this link.
- Shores Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
- Victory Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
- Victory Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
- Victory Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
- Victory Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
- Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
- Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
Census
- Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki
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 Victory, 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 Victory:
- 1700s-1800s Vermont Miscellaneous Records (Includes Vermont Church Records)(*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
- Vermont Church Records
City Directories
- Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing
Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.
Court Records
- Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
- Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
- United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
- Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki
Immigration
Land Records
- 1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
- Vermont Land and Property
Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.
Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
- Boundary Map of Victory at HomeTownLocator
- McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
- Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
- Town of Victory at Vermont.org
- Victory at FamilySearch Places
- Victory at Google Maps
- Victory at Mapcarta
- Vermont Maps State Page
Migration
Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town
Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
- Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
- United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
- Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
- Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
- United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
- Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
- United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
Newspapers
- Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
- List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
- Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
- Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki
Obituaries
- 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
- Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki
Other Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:
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The following are Victory town records available online:
The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Victory Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. A-B, 1857-1882; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1968.
Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Victory:
The probate district for Victory is Essex.
Essex Probate Court
Main St.
Box 426
Island Pond, VT 05846
Phone: (802) 723-4770
- 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Vermont Probate Records
School Records
Tax Records
- 1861-1866 Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
- Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki
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- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Newport Vermont FamilySearch Center
- Randolph New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
- Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
- Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
Societies
References
- ↑ About Victory, Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/victory.html#about
- ↑ Victory, Vermont - http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/EssexVictory.html
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