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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Putney''' ''  
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Putney'''''  
  
 
=== Brief History  ===
 
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Josiah Willard (1716-1796) led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter and on December 26, 1753, the town received its first charter, issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants. Putney officially became part of Windham County, Vermont in 1871.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</span><ref>Putney, VT History- Putney VT Municipal website - http://www.putneyvt.org/history_time.php</ref><ref>History of the Town of Putney, VT, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindhamPutney.html</ref>
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=== Historical Data<br>  ===
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*The history of Putney, Vermont, 1753-1953&nbsp;; edited by Edith De Wolfe (1953) - [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009890501 view a digital version of this book online free of charge].&nbsp;<br>
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*People of Putney, 1753-1953, by the Fortnightly Club (Putney, VT) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/people-of-putney-1753-1953/oclc/10629295&referer=brief_results find this book in a library].
  
 
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=== Vital Records  ===
  
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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 Putney 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/1597611/Putney++Sommerset/Windham+County+1869/Vermont/ 1869 map of Putney]
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<span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em;">Cemeteries</span>
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The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Putney. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/windham.htm#top link]. &nbsp;<br>
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*Allyn Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=103886&CScnty=2951& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Alpin Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2185595&CScnty=2951& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Davis Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=103973&CScnty=2951&CSsr=21& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Dipping Hole-West Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2185539&CScnty=2951&CSsr=21& Find A Grave] site.
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*East Putney Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2183762&CScnty=2951&CSsr=41& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Houghton Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=104070&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.
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*Joy Cemetery
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*Kathan Cemetery - inscriptins at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=1365703&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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*Lowell Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2185592&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.
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*Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=104106&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.
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*McWain cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2185598&CScnty=2951&CSsr=61& Find A Grave] site.
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*Mount Pleasant Cemtery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2185537&CScnty=2951&CSsr=81& Find A Grave] site.
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*Old North Burying Ground - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=104165&CScnty=2951&CSsr=101& Find A Grave] site.
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*West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=104319&CScnty=2951&CSsr=141& Find A Grave] site.<br>
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=== Churches<br>  ===
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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Putney Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/55583?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land records, 1764-1949; indexes, 1770-1937], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1196559?availability=Family%20History%20Library Marriages, births and deaths (1857-1994) and indexes (1857-1905)],&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/420194?availability=Family%20History%20Library Putney, Vermont town records&nbsp;: births, deaths, and marriages, 1740-1832],&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/730134?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of births, marriages, deaths, and publishments, 1789-1914], and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/348097?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town records, 1745-1846].
  
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Putney Town Office<br>127 Main St.<br>PO Box 233<br>Putney, VT 05346<br>Phone: (802) 387-5862<br>Email: putneytc@putneyvt.org<br>Website: [http://www.putneyvt.org/ http://www.putneyvt.org/]<br>
  
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[http://www.reformer.com/ Brattleboro Reformer]
  
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Putney Historical Society<br>15 Kimball Hill<br>P.O. Box 260<br>Putney, Vermont 05346<br>Phone: 802-387-4411<br>Email: info@putneyhistory.us<br>Website: [http://putneyhistory.us/ http://putneyhistory.us/]<br>
  
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Putney Public Library <br>55 Main St.<br>Putney, VT 05346<br>Phone: (802) 387-4407<br>Email: putpub@svcable.net<br>Website: [http://home.svcable.net/putpub/ http://home.svcable.net/putpub/]
  
 
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Revision as of 13:24, 15 November 2013

United States Genealogy Gotoarrow.png Vermont, United States Genealogy Gotoarrow.png Windham Gotoarrow.png Putney

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Josiah Willard (1716-1796) led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter and on December 26, 1753, the town received its first charter, issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants. Putney officially became part of Windham County, Vermont in 1871.  [1][2]

Historical Data
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Town Histories
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Vital Records[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
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The probate district for Putney 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 Putney

Cemeteries

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Putney. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.  

Churches
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Town Records
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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Putney Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1764-1949; indexes, 1770-1937, Marriages, births and deaths (1857-1994) and indexes (1857-1905), Putney, Vermont town records : births, deaths, and marriages, 1740-1832, Records of births, marriages, deaths, and publishments, 1789-1914, and Town records, 1745-1846.

Putney Town Office
127 Main St.
PO Box 233
Putney, VT 05346
Phone: (802) 387-5862
Email: putneytc@putneyvt.org
Website: http://www.putneyvt.org/

Newspapers
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Brattleboro Reformer

Libraries and Historical Societies
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Putney Historical Society
15 Kimball Hill
P.O. Box 260
Putney, Vermont 05346
Phone: 802-387-4411
Email: info@putneyhistory.us
Website: http://putneyhistory.us/

Putney Public Library
55 Main St.
Putney, VT 05346
Phone: (802) 387-4407
Email: putpub@svcable.net
Website: http://home.svcable.net/putpub/

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Putney, VT History- Putney VT Municipal website - http://www.putneyvt.org/history_time.php
  2. ↑ History of the Town of Putney, VT, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindhamPutney.html

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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