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United States Vermont  Washington   Waterbury 

Brief History
The charter for Warren was granted on June 7, 1763. There have always been three distinct villages: Waterbury, Waterbury Center and Colbyville, which was a busy little place in the 19th Century.

George and Edwin, the enterprising Colby brothers of Bolton, while still in their twenties, bought an old factory on a sort of "dollar down, dollar-a-day" basis. The facility had once manufactured starch and distilled potato whiskey; the Colbys were more interested in a large stand of willow near the plant. One of them had invented a machine which would strip the bark from willow stock, and in 1856 began operating what is thought to be the first willow manufacturing plant in the US (not just for baskets: in those days, willow was chiefly used in the construction of carriage bodies). by Vermont Legislative action. Warren's charter was not issued until October 20, 1789. The proprietors had encountered some difficulty in getting together the money for the granting fees, and Vermont did not give land away, hence the time lapse between grant and charter. Even so, nearly another decade passed before anyone settled there.

Town Histories

 * Warren Town History, compiled by Katharine Carleton Hartshorn.
 * Warren, Vermont Community History

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

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

Maps
1873 map of Warren

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


 * East Warren Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rising/Nichols Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Warren Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital Records, 1767-1996, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waterbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1993, and Deeds,1798-1849; index to deeds, 1798-1888.

Waterbury Town Clerk 51 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05676

Physical Address: Main Street Fire Station, 2nd Floor 43 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05676

Phone: (802) 244-8447 Website: http://www.waterburyvt.com/clerk/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies
Waterbury Public Library 28 North Main Street Waterbury Village Phone: (802) 244-7036 Website: http://waterburypubliclibrary.com/

Waterbury Historical Society P.O. Box 708 Waterbury, VT 05676 Email: WaterburyHistoricalSociety@gmail.com Website: http://www.waterburyhistoricalsociety.org/