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United States Vermont  Orleans   Lowell 

Brief History
The town of Lowell was originally chartered to New York lawyer John Kelly and named Kellyvale. February 7, 1791. In 1831, the name was changed to Lowell.

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

Probate Records
Orleans Probate Division 247 Main Street Newport, VT · 05855 Phone: (802) 334-3305

Church Records
Congregational Church of Christ Records, 1816-1880 - are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

City Directories
1884 Lowell Town Directory

Maps
1878 map of Lowell

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


 * Jay Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Jay Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1805 -1865, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lowell Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/733952?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Lowell, Vermont, 1857-Sept. 2000], and Land records (Lowell, Vermont), 1812-1903.

Lowell Town Clerk 2170 VT Route 100 Lowell, VT 05847 Phone: (802) 744-6559 Email: kclinger@lowelltown.org

Newspapers
The Newport Daily Express

Libraries and Historical Societies
Lowell Community Library Vermont 100 Lowell, VT 05847 Phone: (802) 744-2447

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