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United States Vermont  Windham   Brattleboro

Brief History
Brattleboro is a river town rich in history. It was the site of the first permanent English settlement in Vermont, Fort Dummer, in 1724. The town was chartered in December 26, 1753.

The French and Indian Wars prevented settlement of the original grant, and Benning Wentworth renewed the charter in 1760 and 1761. Originally Brattleborough, the town was named for the first grantee, Colonel William Brattle, Jr. of Boston.

It was in 1888 that Postal authorities decided that all towns ending with -borough should be shortened to -boro. Vermont went along with it and Brattleborough became Brattleboro.

Town Histories
A Brief History Of Brattleboro - Town of Brattleboro, Vermont

History of Athens, Vermont : with genealogies, 1779-1960 by Lora M. Wyman (1963) - Find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Brattleboro is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St, Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898

Maps
1869 map of Athens

Cemeteries

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


 * Athens Valley Cemetery - inscriptins at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2002, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brattleboro Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, 1780-1903, Land records, 1779-1917; index to land records, 1779-1945, Vital records, 1775-1867, and Marriage certificates, 1867-1905.

Brattleboro Town Clerk 230 Main St # 108 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 251-8157 Email: townclerk@brattleboro.org Website: http://www.brattleboro.org/index.asp?SEC=D2B84780-DAA5-440E-A75D-65C89670222C

Newspapers
Brattleboro Reformer

Libraries and Historical Societies
Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 254-5290 Website: http://brookslibraryvt.org/

Brattleboro Historical Society 230 Main St #301 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone:( 802) 258-4957 Email: histsoc@sover.net Website: http://brattleborohistoricalsociety.org/