Sutton, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Sutton was chartered on February 26, 1782 by the Vermont Legislature. Chartered as Billymead to Dr. Jonathan Arnold of Rhode Island and associates, and named for Arnold's younger son, William. By 1810, townsfolk had had enough of Billy and his name due to his bullying and drunken behavior, and at a town meeting they voted overwhelmingly to change the name to Sutton.

Villages and hamlets in Sutton include: Sutton, Sutton Depot, and Summit Siding. The population at the US Census, 2010 was 1,029.

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


 * East Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sutton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Sutton, Vermont, to 1870 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Sutton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia 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 Sutton, 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 Sutton:

City Directories
1888 Sutton Town Directory

Historical Data
Sutton, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Sutton:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Sutton:

1875 map of Sutton

Military Records
Sutton Vermont Militia Roll Records, 1863-1867, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Probate Records
The probate district for Sutton is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

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

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 Sutton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1918-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sutton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-2000; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1779-1992, Land records, 1791-1912, and Town records, 1779-1940.

Sutton Town Clerk 167 Underpass Rd. Sutton, VT 05867 Phone:(802) 467-3377 Email: suttontownclerk@yahoo.com Website: http://suttonvt.org/government/

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

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