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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Grafton''' ''
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=== Brief History  ===
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The Town of Grafton is one of the smaller town’s in Windham County with a population of approximately 650, charted April 8, 1754 as Thomlinson for John Thomlinson, Benning Wentworth’s business agent in England and was then changed to Grafton in 1791.<br>
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Many of the citizens of the town were anxious to have the town named after the town from which they emigrated, and to give each an equal chance it was decided to put the name of the town up at auction.&nbsp;Joseph Axtell won with a high bid of $5.00, and renamed the town for his former home of Grafton, Massachusetts. The kicker is that Axtell never paid the $5.00. Local lore has it that the bid included a jug of rum, which leads to some colorful conjecture as to how the participants chose to celebrate, and perhaps why they forgot to collect the money.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</span><ref>Grafton, VT Municipal site - http://graftonvt.org/</ref><ref>History of the Town of Grafton, VT, http://usgenwebsites.org/VTGenWeb/Windham-Co-VT.htm#GRAFTON</ref>
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=== Historical Data<br>  ===
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=== Town Histories<br>  ===
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*Five dollars and a jug of rum&nbsp;: the history of Grafton, Vermont, 1754-2000 by the Grafton Historical Society - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/five-dollars-and-a-jug-of-rum-the-history-of-grafton-vermont-1754-2000/oclc/191121880 find this book in a library].<br>
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*History of Grafton, Vermont, 1754-1975&nbsp;: and sidelights on Grafton history, by Helen M Pettingill (1975) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-grafton-vermont-1754-1975-and-sidelights-on-grafton-history/oclc/2096761 find this book in a library].
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*History of the town of Grafton, Vermont, by Francis A Palmer (1954) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-town-of-grafton-vermont/oclc/7954670&referer=brief_results find this book in a library]. [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/183956 Book also available on microfilm form the Family History Library].
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=== Vital Records<br>  ===
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FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=47 online].<br>
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=== Probate Records<br>  ===
  
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The probate district for Grafton is Westminster.<br>Westminster Probate Court<br>PO Box 47 <br>Bellows Falls, VT 05101<br>Phone: (802) 463-3019<br>
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=== City Directories<br>  ===
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=== Maps<br>  ===
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[http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1597593/Cambridgeport+Grafton+Z/Windham+County+1869/Vermont/ 1869 map of Grafton]
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=== Cemeteries<br>  ===
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The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Grafton. [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Vermont/Windham-County?id=county_2951 Find-a-grave].<br>
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*Burgess Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=103924&CScntry=4&CSst=49&CScnty=2951&CSsr=21& Find a Grave] site.
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*Grafton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2163313&CScntry=4&CSst=49&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Houghtonville Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2266306&CScntry=4&CSst=49&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Middletown Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=104121&CScntry=4&CSst=49&CScnty=2951&CSsr=101& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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=== Churches<br> ===
  
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=== Historical Data ===
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[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/vt/vt0000/vt0003/data/vt0003data.pdf Congregational Church, Grafton, VT, Historical and Descriptive Data]
  
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=== Town Histories ===
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=== Town Records<br> ===
  
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=== Vital Records ===
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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781-1960, can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/image/viewer#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMM5T-4T3%3A1476828312%3Fcc%3D1987653 FamilySerach] (browse only images).
  
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=== Probate Records  ===
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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Grafton Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/227491 Land records and deeds, 1781-1902; index to deeds, 1781-1952],&nbsp;and&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1196911 Grafton, Vermont, vital records (B,M,D) and indexes 1857-2000].
  
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=== City Directories  ===
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Grafton Town Clerk<br>117 Main St.<br>Grafton, VT 05146<br>Phone:(802) 843-2419<br>Website: [http://graftonvt.org/ http://graftonvt.org/]
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=== Town Information ===
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*[http://usgenwebsites.org/VTGenWeb/Windham-Co-VT.htm#GRAFTON  Grafton]
  
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[http://www.reformer.com/ Brattleboro Reformer]
  
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[http://www.rutlandherald.com/ Rutland Herald]
  
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=== Libraries and Historical Societies<br> ===
  
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Grafton Historical Society<br>147 Main Street<br>PO Box 202<br>Grafton, Vermont<br>Phone: 802-843-2584<br>Email: grafhist@vermontel.net<br>Website: [http://www.graftonhistoricalsociety.com/Pages/graftonhistoricalsociety.aspx http://www.graftonhistoricalsociety.com/Pages/graftonhistoricalsociety.aspx]
  
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=== Libraries and Historical Societies  ===
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The Grafton Public Library<br>204 Main St.<br>Grafton, Vermont 05146<br>Phone: (802) 843-2404<br>Email: librarian@graftonpubliclibrary.org<br>Website: [http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.org/ http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.org/]
  
 
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Revision as of 07:53, 12 August 2020

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The Town of Grafton is one of the smaller town’s in Windham County with a population of approximately 650, charted April 8, 1754 as Thomlinson for John Thomlinson, Benning Wentworth’s business agent in England and was then changed to Grafton in 1791.

Many of the citizens of the town were anxious to have the town named after the town from which they emigrated, and to give each an equal chance it was decided to put the name of the town up at auction. Joseph Axtell won with a high bid of $5.00, and renamed the town for his former home of Grafton, Massachusetts. The kicker is that Axtell never paid the $5.00. Local lore has it that the bid included a jug of rum, which leads to some colorful conjecture as to how the participants chose to celebrate, and perhaps why they forgot to collect the money. [1][2]

Historical Data
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Town Histories
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Vital Records
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FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
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The probate district for Grafton is Westminster.
Westminster Probate Court
PO Box 47
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Phone: (802) 463-3019

City Directories
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Maps
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1869 map of Grafton

Cemeteries
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The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Grafton. Find-a-grave.

Churches
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Congregational Church, Grafton, VT, Historical and Descriptive Data

Town Records
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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781-1960, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Grafton Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1781-1902; index to deeds, 1781-1952, and Grafton, Vermont, vital records (B,M,D) and indexes 1857-2000.

Grafton Town Clerk
117 Main St.
Grafton, VT 05146
Phone:(802) 843-2419
Website: http://graftonvt.org/

Town Information[edit | edit source]

Newspapers
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Brattleboro Reformer

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
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Grafton Historical Society
147 Main Street
PO Box 202
Grafton, Vermont
Phone: 802-843-2584
Email: grafhist@vermontel.net
Website: http://www.graftonhistoricalsociety.com/Pages/graftonhistoricalsociety.aspx

The Grafton Public Library
204 Main St.
Grafton, Vermont 05146
Phone: (802) 843-2404
Email: librarian@graftonpubliclibrary.org
Website: http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.org/

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Grafton, VT Municipal site - http://graftonvt.org/
  2. ↑ History of the Town of Grafton, VT, http://usgenwebsites.org/VTGenWeb/Windham-Co-VT.htm#GRAFTON

Adjacent towns:

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Towns in Windham County in Vermont, United States Genealogy articles
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Extinct Towns:
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