Braintree, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Braintree, Vermont at Wikipedia

Braintree was chartered on August 1, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Braintree includes the places of Braintree Center, Braintree Hill, East Braintree, West Braintree, Peth and Snowsville. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census.

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

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

Braintree Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Braintree Town Clerk 932 Vermont 12A Braintree, VT 05060 Phone: (802) 728-9787 Email: Braintreetownclerk@comcast.net Website: http://www.braintreevt.com/index.php

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Braintree Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Brown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Braintree Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lower Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mann Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Peth Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Braintree Cemetery deeds, 1922-1977 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Braintree Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orange County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in Braintree, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Braintree:

City Directories

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

Land Records

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

Local Histories

 * The history of Braintree, Vermont, by H. Royce Bass (1883) - view this book online.
 * The history of Braintree, Vermont : Volume II, 1883-1975, by Katharine F. DuClos - find this book in a library.

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

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 Herald of Randolph

Other Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are Braintree town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1883-1942, can be found on (browse only images).

Braintree, land records, 1850-1921, can be found on (brouse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Braintree Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, v. 1-3, 1757-1880, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1997; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1780-1997, and Indexes to births, deaths, and marriages in town records, 1757-1880.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Braintree:

The probate district for Braintree is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610
 * 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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library