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United States Vermont  Orleans   Troy 

Brief History
The town of Troy was chartered in October 28, 1801 by the Vermont Legislature. When the Legislature combined Averys Grant and Kellys Grant into a single town in 1801, it was called Missisquoi, after the river which runs through it. The town name was changed to Troy in 1803.Troy was chartered on October 28, 1801.

Some of the stakes which mark the US/Canada border were made of Troy Iron, smelted in the tiny village of Troy Furnace, so named for the iron smelting furnace built there in the 1830's to process the ore mined just east of the Missisquoi River. Despite the high quality of the iron, the business was never profitable: several companies failed financially in the effort.

Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1662.

Town Histories
Town of Morgan History

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

Land Records
Morgan,Vermont Land Records,1859 to 1910, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Church Records
Morgan, Vermont records : Bible records and pedigrees given by the families to Louise R Allen of New York City, Aug 1934 - are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

City Directories
1884 Morgan Town Directory

Maps
1878 map of Morgan Town, Morgan, Morgan Center Town

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


 * Cargill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Clark Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Gore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Morgan, Vermont Town Records, 1850-2005, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Troy Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, 1822-1853, and Deeds, 1780-1859.

Troy Town Clerk 142 Main St. North Troy, VT 05859 Phone: (802) 988-2663 Email: townoftroy@comcast.net Website: http://troyvt.org/

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Rand Memorial Library 160 Railroad Street North Troy, Vermont 05859 Phone: (802) 988-4741 Email: randmemorial@gmail.com Website: http://troyvt.org/?page_id=182

Missisquoi Valley Historical Society Main Street PO Box 237 North Troy, VT 05859 Phone: (802) 988-4656 Website: http://troyvt.org/?page_id=198

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