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United States Vermont  Caledonia   Hardwick

Brief History
Harwick was chartered on August 19, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The first town meeting was held in 1794 and the town was organized in 1795. The town contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville.

During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington ordered construction of the Bayley-Hazen Military Road to provide access into the interior of Vermont. It would prompt the development and settlement of Hardwick and East Hardwick.

Historical Data
Hardwick, Vermont USGenWeb Page

Town Histories
Mister Glover's Groton : the chronicle of Groton, Vermont from 1789 to 1978, by Waldo F Glover (1978) - 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 Hardwick is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

Maps
1875 map of Groton

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


 * Darling Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Groton-Peacham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Groton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1781 -1951, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Hardwick Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of the proprietors of Harris Gore, 1801-1825.

Hardwick Town Clerks Office P.O. Box 523 Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5971 Website: http://hardwickvt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

The Caledonian Record

Libraries and Historical Societies
Jeudevine Memorial Library 93 N Main St. Hardwick, VT 05843 Phone: (802) 472-5948 Website: http://www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org/

Hardwick Historical Society 47 Depot PO Box 177 Hardwick, VT 05483 Phone: (802) 472-8555