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United States Vermont  Franklin   Montgomery 

Brief History
The Town of Montgomery was granted by the Vermont General Assembly on March 15, 1780 and chartered on October 8, 1879. Montgomery was named in honor of General Richard Montgomery 1738–1775, who was an American Revolutionary War hero. It may well have been at Ira Allen's suggestion that the town was named for Montgomery. Allen was one of the two officers who led an attack on Cape Diamond above Quebec at Montgomery's orders on the last day of the year, just before Montgomery was killed while leading the main attack on the city.

In 1963, part of Avery's Gore in Franklin County became part of Montgomery, with the other section becoming part of Belvidere. The population, according to 2010 census United States Census Bureau is 1,201.

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

Land Records
Highgate, Vermont, Land Records, 1851-1918, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

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

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1860-1910, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Church Records
St. John's Episcopal Church (Highgate, Vermont) Parish Register, 1837-1863, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1871 map of Highgate Town

1871 map of Highgate and Highgate Center Town, French Settlement Town, and Highgate Town East

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


 * Carman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Highgate Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Highgate Falls Episcopal Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hyde Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * New Saint Louis Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Gore Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Platt Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Louis Old Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1794 -2000, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Highgate, Vermont Town Vital Records, 1857-2006, are available at FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Highgate Town Clerk's Office. These include: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1190913?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Highgate, Vermont, 1857-Aug. 2000], and Deeds and town records, 1762-1895.

Montgomery Town Clerk 98 Main St. PO Box 356 Montgomery Ctr, VT 05471 Phone: (802) 326-4719 Email: montgomerytc@fairpoint.net

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Libraries and Historical Societies
Highgate Public Library 17 Mill Hill Rd. Highgate Center, VT 05459 Phone: (802) 868-3970 Email: lcomiskey@highgatevt.org Website: http://highgatelibrary.wordpress.com/

Montgomery Historical Society PO Box 47 Montgomery, VT 05470 Phone: (802) 326-4404 Email: pratthall@gmail.com Website: http://www.montgomeryhistoricalsociety.org/