Lunenburg, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Essex   Lunenburg 

Brief History
On July 5, 1763, Benning Wentworth, the royal governor of New Hampshire, granted to David Page and sixty-eight others the charter of the town of "Luninbourg." The claim of New Hampshire to land west of the Connecticut River was disputed by New York and in 1764 the latter state decreed that the area of Lunenburg was part of Gloucester County, New York. In 1777 Vermont declared its independence and Lunenburg was then included in Cumberland County. As the Vermont counties divided, the town was successively part of Orange County and Caledonia County. In 1798 the present Essex County was incorporated.

The first town meeting was held on September 5, 1781 in the cabin of Rueben Howe, and the town officers were elected. On December 18, 1781, another town meeting was held and the town was organized.

Lunenburg is approximately six miles square, surrounded by the towns of Concord, Victory, Granby, and Guildhall, and by the Connecticut River, which forms the border with New Hampshire.

On July 13, 1849, a fire destroyed many building, including the Congregational church, the Methodist chapel and the town house.

Town Histories

 * Streeter, Nellie M. The Town of Lunenburg, Vermont, 1763-1976. Lunenburg, Vermont, Town of Lunenburg Historical Society, 1977. Family History Library book 974.325/L2 H2.
 * Jeffrey, William H. Successful Vermonters; a modern gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. East Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904. Online.

Town Records
Town records include town business, road surveys, school districts, religious opinions, stray reports, and vital records. Vital records includes marriages (1804-1866), deaths (1794-1817) and family records (early to 1869) listing births and deaths.


 * Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005 - Lunenburg. Births, marriages, deaths, town records 1803-1869. (Browse digital images.)
 * Town and vital records, 1803-1869, Microfilm of original records filmed in Lunenburg, Vermont.

Newspapers
The following newspapers cover the town of Lunenburg.


 * Essex County Herald, (Guildhall, Vermont) 1873-1964, Essex County Herald Association. Dates of publication: 1873-1963. Published weekly.
 * The Caledonian : (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1837-1867, A.G. Chadwick. Dates of publication:1837-1867. Published weekly.
 * St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont) 1867-1919. C.M. Stone &amp; Co. Dates of publication:1867-1919. Published weekly.

Libraries and Historical Societies
Alden Balch Memorial Libray 24 E. Main St. Box 6 Lunenburg, VT 05906 Phone: (802) 892-5365 Lunenburg Historical Society P.O Box 195 Lunenburg, VT 05906