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United States Vermont  Orleans   Albany 

Brief History
The town of Albany was chartered on June 26, 1782 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was originally named Lutterloh after the first named grantee, Colonel Henry Emannuel Lutterloh, Washington's Deputy Quartermaster General of the Continental Army. The town was renamed Albany in 1815 and it includes four villages: the incorporated village of Albany, and the unincorporated villages of Albany Center, East Albany and South Albany. The population was 941 at the 2010 US Census.

Town Histories

 * History of Albany, Vermont, 1806-1991, by Virginia Wharton (1991) - find this book in a library.
 * History and families of Albany, Vt. 1800-1949, by Adelia Darling Honey - find this book in a library.

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
 * Family Research in Albany, Vermont

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Church Records
St. Mark's Church (Newport, Vermont) Records, 1875-1940, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

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


 * Lake Road Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Newport Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wrights Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800 -200, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Albany Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1797-1851, and Deeds, 1850-1879; index to deeds, 1852-1883.

Albany Town Clerk 980 Main St. P.O. Box 284 Albany, VT 05820 Phone: (802) 755-6100 Email: albany@gaw.com

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Albany Public Library 530 Main St. Albany, VT 05820 Phone: (802) 755-6107 Website: http://albanytownlibrary.weebly.com/

Albany Historical Society In Care of Paul Daniels PO BOX 317 Albany, VT 05820-0317