Sutton, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Sutton, Vermont at Wikipedia

Sutton was chartered on February 26, 1782 by the Vermont Legislature. Chartered as Billymead to Dr. Jonathan Arnold of Rhode Island and associates, and named for Arnold's younger son, William. By 1810, townsfolk had had enough of Billy and his name due to his bullying and drunken behavior, and at a town meeting they voted overwhelmingly to change the name to Sutton.

Villages and hamlets in Sutton include: Sutton, Sutton Depot, and Summit Siding. The population at the US Census, 2010 was 1,029.

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

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

Sutton Town Clerk 167 Underpass Rd. Sutton, VT 05867 Phone:(802) 467-3377 Email: suttontownclerk@yahoo.com Website: http://suttonvt.org/government/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * East Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Ridge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sutton Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of the town of Sutton, Vermont, to 1870 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Sutton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Caledonia 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 Sutton, 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 Sutton:

City Directories

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

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Local Histories
Sutton, Vermont USGenWeb Page

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


 * 1875 map of Sutton

Military
Searchable by Town Sutton Vermont Militia Roll Records, 1863-1867, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus The Caledonian Record

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 Sutton town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1918-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Sutton Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-2000; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1779-1992, Land records, 1791-1912, and Town records, 1779-1940.

Probate Records
The probate district for Sutton is Caledonia Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Sutton:

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library