Putney, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy
United States Genealogy 
Vermont, United States Genealogy Windham Putney
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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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- The history of Putney, Vermont, 1753-1953 ; edited by Edith De Wolfe (1953) - view a digital version of this book online free of charge.
- People of Putney, 1753-1953, by the Fortnightly Club (Putney, VT) - find this book in a library.
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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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.
- Allyn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Alpin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Davis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Dipping Hole-West Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- East Putney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Houghton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Joy Cemetery
- Kathan Cemetery - inscriptins at Find A Grave site.
- Lowell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- McWain cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Mount Pleasant Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Old North Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
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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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]
- ↑ Putney, VT History- Putney VT Municipal website - http://www.putneyvt.org/history_time.php
- ↑ History of the Town of Putney, VT, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindhamPutney.html
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