Saint Albans City, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Originally part of what is now known as St. Albans Town, which was chartered on August 17, 1763, and one of only two towns to which Benning Wentworth gave a "saint" name, the other being St. George, and the two were granted on successive days. Initially incorporated as a village in 1859, then as a city in 1902. Because of its importance as a rail terminus and car shop, it has long been known as "Railroad City."

St. Albans City is the Shire Town (county seat) of Franklin County and is surrounded by St. Albans town, which is incorporated separately from the city of St. Albans. The northernmost engagement of the Civil War, known as the St. Albans Raid, occurred here on October 19, 1864.

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


 * Greenwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Saint Albans City Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Franklin County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Saint Albans City, 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 Saint Albans City:


 * Marriage repertoire, Saint Mary's Church, St. Albans, Vermont 1850-1930 by the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - find this book in a library.
 * Baptism &amp; burial repertoire, Saint Mary's Church, St. Albans, Vermont, 1847-1934 by the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - find this book in a library.
 * Marriage repertoire, Holy Angels Church, St. Albans, Vermont, 1873-1930 by the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - find this book in a library.
 * Membership records, 1866-1990 : First Baptist Church, St. Albans, Vermont by John R Burbank - find this book in a library.

City Directories
St. Albans, Vermont city directories, 1886 - 1915, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Records
Records of the 15th School District of St. Albans, 1849-1879, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

St. Albans City Vital Records (1897-2000) can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the St. Albans City Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1897-2001; indexes to births, 1898-1902, 1944-2000; indexes to deaths, marriages, 1945-2000.

St. Albans City Hall: 100 North Main Street PO Box 867 St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-1500 Email: info@stalbansvt.com Website: http://www.stalbansvt.com/

Emigration and Immigration
St. Albans District manifest records of aliens arriving from foreign contiguous territory : arrivals at Canadian border ports from January 1895 to June 30, 1954, are online at FamilySearch.


 * United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956, (browse only images).
 * United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956, (browse only images).

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Saint Albans City:

Libraries and Historical Societies
St. Albans Free Library 11 Maiden Ln. St Albans, VT 05478 Phone:(802) 524-1507 Website: http://www.stalbansfreelibrary.org/

Saint Albans Historical Society &amp; Museum PO Box 722 St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 527-7933 Website: http://stamuseum.org/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Saint Albans City:

Municipal Court Records
St. Albans Municipal Court, Naturalization Records, 1874-1906 - view this images online.

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Saint Albans City:

Franklin Probate Division 17 Church St. St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1796-1921 are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

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

The St, Albans Raid (October 19, 1864)

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 Saint Albans City town records available online:

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

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