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United States Vermont  Orange   Brookfield 

Brief History
Bradford was chartered on August 1, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Braintree includes the places of Braintree Center, Braintree Hill, East Braintree, West Braintree, Peth and Snowsville. The population was 1,246 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

 * The history of Braintree, Vermont, by H. Royce Bass (1883) - view this book online.
 * The history of Braintree, Vermont : Volume II, 1883-1975, by Katharine F. DuClos - 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 Braintree is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

Maps
1877 map of Braintree Township

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


 * Braintree Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Brown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Braintree Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hutchinson-Mann Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lower Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Braintree Cemetery deeds, 1922-1977 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1883-1942, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Braintree, land records, 1850-1921, can be found on FamilySearch (brouse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Braintree Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, v. 1-3, 1757-1880, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1997; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1780-1997, and Indexes to births, deaths, and marriages in town records, 1757-1880.

Braintree Town Clerk 932 Vermont 12A Braintree, VT 05060 Phone: (802) 728-9787 Email: Braintreetownclerk@comcast.net Website: http://www.braintreevt.com/index.php

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph