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United States Vermont  Washington   Roxbury 

Brief History
Roxbury, at the southern extremity of Washington County, fifteen miles from Montpelier, was chartered on August 6, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was organized March 24, 1796.

Town Histories

 * The Town of Plainfield, Vermont : a pictorial history, 1870-1940, Plainfield Historical Society, (1993) - find this book in a library.
 * The history of the towns of Plainfield, Roxbury and Fayston, Abby Maria Hemenway, 1828-1890 - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Roxbury is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Maps
1873 map of Plainfield and Duxbury Corners

1873 map of Plainfield and North &amp; East Montpelier

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


 * Bisson Barre Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kinney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plainfield Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Twon Clerk Vital Records, 1897 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Roxbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1998; index to births and deaths, 1762-1902, Town records, 1762-1908, and Deeds, 1793-1854.

Roxbury Town Clerk PO Box 53 1664 Roxbury Rd. Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone:(802) 485-7840 Email: email: townrox@tds.net Website: http://www.roxbury.govoffice2.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Roxbury Free Library P.O. Box 95 1491 Roxbury Road Roxbury, VT 05669 Phone: 802-485-6860 Website: http://roxburyfreelibrary.com

Roxbury Historical Society

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