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United States Vermont  Addison   Vergennes

Brief History
Although Vergennes was settled as early as 1766 when Donald McIntosh built a homestead on Comfort Hill overlooking the Otter Creek Falls, most of the inhabitants left the county during the period from 1766 to 1783 when boundary disputes with New York and the Revolutionary War made peaceful settlement impossible. After 1783 the population expanded rapidly, and by 1787 it was evident the falls, with its milling and shipping activities, was very different from the outlying agricultural communities. In 1788, residents of the three bordering towns agreed to give up a portion of their land to establish a separate village on the Otter Creek Falls. On September 19, 1788, Vergennes was incorporated as a city, the third in the new nation and the first in the state. Its name was suggested by Ethan Allen to honor the Comte de Vergennes, French minister of foreign affairs and negotiator of the Treaty of Paris.

Town Histories
Vergennes, Vermont and the War of 1812, by Norman Ansley, Richard K Adams, Arthur B Cohn, and Kevin James Crisman (1999) - 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 Vergennes is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Vergennes City

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Vergennes. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Whiting Villiage Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1770-1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Vergennes City Clerk's Office. These include Land and vital records, 1783-1863; index to land records, 1783-1925, and Land records, 1863-1891.

Vergennes City Clerk 120 Main St. Vergennes, VT 05491 Phone: (802) 877-2841 Website: http://vergennes.org/

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald