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United States Vermont  Bennington   Peru

Brief History
Peru was chartered by Governor Wentworth on October 12, 1761 under the name of Bromley. In February, 1803, a petition from the inhabitants of Bromley to change the name of the town to Peru was approved by the governor's council. It is said that Bromley had a reputation abroad of being a poverty stricken place, and that Peru was substituted on account of the reported mineral wealth of Peru in South America.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Town Histories
Reunion celebration : together with an historical sketch of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, and its inhabitants from the first settlement of the town (1891), Ira Kendrick Batchelder. View online.

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

Probate Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of Probate records (Manchester District, Vermont), 1779-1914.

Digital images of Vermont, Bennington County, Manchester District, probate records, 1779-1935 are availble online at FamilySearch.

The probate district for Manchester is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446, Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

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


 * Bondville Cemetery
 * Middletown Cemetery
 * North Cemetery
 * Peru Cemetery
 * Stone Family Cemetery
 * Village Cemetery

Churches
1. Peru Congregational Church   Mailing Address: P.O. Box 212, Peru, VT 05152    Physical Address: Main St, Peru, VT    Phone: (802) 379-1438

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Manchester Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1761-1901; general index to land records, 1761-1950, Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1995, Town records, v. 1, 1831-1919, and Card index to vital statistics in the early land and town records books.

Peru Town Clerk Mailing Address: P.O. Box 127 Peru, VT 05152 Physical Address: 402 Main Street Peru, VT Phone: (802) 824-3065 Email: perutown@myfairpoint.net

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal