Albany, Orleans County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Albany, Vermont at Wikipedia

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.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns
Orleans Co.:  Barton | Craftsbury | Glover | Greensboro | Irasburg | Lowell | Lamoille Co.:  Eden

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

Vital Records

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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.


 * Albany Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Chamberlin Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hoovey Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rowell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John of the Cross Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Albany Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery Records of the Albany, Vermont Cemetery Association, 1870-1970, inscriptions from the South Albany Burying Ground, the Rowell Cemetery, the Village Cemetery, Center Burying Ground, Chamberlin Hill Cemetery, and the East Albany Catholic Cemetery are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Albany Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orleans County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records
Albany, Vermont First Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1818-1917, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1884 Albany Town Directory
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 10, Orleans County, vol. I, town of Albany, village of Albany, can be viewed online.


 * 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.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Albany at FamilySearch Places
 * Albany at Google Maps
 * Albany at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Albany at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Albany at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1878 map of Albany
 * 1878 map of West Albany, South Albany and Albany Center

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800 -2000, 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 Vital records of Albany, Vermont, 1800-2000, and Land records, (Albany, Vermont); index to land records, 1806-1912, 1806-1914.

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Albany Public Library 530 Main St. Albany, VT 05820 Phone: (802) 755-6107 Website

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Albany Historical Society Paul Daniels, President PO Box 317 Albany, VT 05820-0317