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United States Vermont  Bennington   Dorset

Brief History
In January of 1749 New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth chartered Bennington, the first town grant in Vermont.

Bennington was the first settlement in Vermont, west of the Green Mountains. In June, 1761, the first settlers, about twenty people, came from Massachusetts. In 1800 there were no more than twenty houses in what later became the Village of Bennington.

In 1777, Bennington had a large store of supplies that the English felt they should come to Bennington and remove, to satisfy their own needs. General Stark and the Green Mountain Boys successfully fought off the English, keeping the stores in Bennington. To commemorate this victory the Bennington Battle Monument was erected, and dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison in 1891.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Town Histories
The Battle of Bennington

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

City Directories
Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories.

Bennington, Vermont 1896 - 97 Directory

Maps
1856 Bennington map

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


 * Bennington Village Cemetery
 * Bennington Hebrew Cemetery
 * Bushnell-Barney Cemetery
 * Grandview Cemetery
 * Hinsdillville Cemetery
 * Kingsley Cemetery
 * New Catholic Cemetery
 * Niles Cemetery
 * North Bennington Cemetery
 * Old Catholic Cemetery
 * Old First Church Cemetery
 * Old Bennington Cemetery
 * Park Lawn Cemetery
 * Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
 * Vermont Veterns Home Cemetery
 * White Chapel Cemetery

Churches
1. St Jerome Parish   398 Bonnet St    East Dorset, VT 05253    Phone: (802) 362-1380

2. United Church of Dorset   143 Church St    Dorset, VT 05251    Phone: (802) 867-2260

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Dorset Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1764-1906; index to land records, 1764-1939, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/665009?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town records, vols. A, C, 1-3, 1734-1949], and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1856-1994; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1734-1994.

Town of Dorset PO Box 715 112 Mad Tom Road East Dorset, VT 05253 Phone: (802) 362 4571 Email: dorsetclerk@gmail.com Website: http://www.dorsetvt.org/clerk.php

Newspapers
Bennington Banner Newspaper

The Manchester Journal

Libraries and Historical Societies
Bennington Free Library 101 Silver Street Bennington, VT 05201 Phone: (802) 442-9051 Email: webmaster@bfli.org Website: http://benningtonfreelibrary.org/

Bennington Historical Society 75 Main St, Bennington, VT ‎05201 Phone: (802) 447-1571 Email: bhs@benningtonmuseum.org Website: http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/bennington-historical-society.html