Putney, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Putney, Vermont at Wikipedia

Josiah Willard (1716-1796) led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter and on December 26, 1753, the town received its first charter, issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants. Putney officially became part of Windham County, Vermont in 1871.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Births

 * 1740-1832 Putney, VT: Vital Records, 1740-1832 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Marriages

 * 1740-1832 Putney, VT: Vital Records, 1740-1832 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Deaths

 * 1740-1832 Putney, VT: Vital Records, 1740-1832 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

Town Reports
The town of Putney kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Putney kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Putney Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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


 * Allyn Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Alpin Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Davis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Dipping Hole-West Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Putney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Houghton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Joy Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kathan Cemetery - inscriptins at Find A Grave site.
 * Lowell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * McWain cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old North Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Townsend Cemetery (aka Dusty Ridge Cemetery) inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Putney, 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 Putney:

City Directories

 * 1935 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Putney at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories
Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.


 * The history of Putney, Vermont, 1753-1953 ; edited by Edith De Wolfe (1953) - view a digital version of this book online free of charge.
 * People of Putney, 1753-1953, by the Fortnightly Club (Putney, VT) - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Putney at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Putney at FamilySearch Places
 * Putney at Google Maps
 * Putney at Mapcarta
 * Town of Putney at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1869 map of Putney

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 Putney town records available online: The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Putney Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1764-1949; indexes, 1770-1937, Marriages, births and deaths (1857-1994) and indexes (1857-1905), Putney, Vermont town records : births, deaths, and marriages, 1740-1832, Records of births, marriages, deaths, and publishments, 1789-1914, and Town records, 1745-1846.

Putney Town Office 127 Main St. PO Box 233 Putney, VT 05346 Phone: (802) 387-5862 Email: putneytc@putneyvt.org Website: http://www.putneyvt.org/

Probate Records
The probate district for Putney is Westminster. Westminster

Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Putney Public Library 55 Main St. Putney, VT 05346 Phone: (802) 387-4407 Email: putpub@svcable.net Website: http://home.svcable.net/putpub/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Societies
Putney Historical Society 15 Kimball Hill P.O. Box 260 Putney, Vermont 05346 Phone: 802-387-4411 Email: info@putneyhistory.us Website: http://putneyhistory.us/