Braintree, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Braintree 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.

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Braintree. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orange 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.
 * Lower Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mann Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Peth Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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


 * Braintree Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Orange 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 Braintree, 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 Braintree:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Braintree:

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Braintree:

Newspapers
The Herald of Randolph

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

The probate district for Braintree is Orange. Orange Probate Court 5 Court St Chelsea VT 05038 Phone: (802) 685-4610

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.

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 Braintree town records available online:

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

Braintree, land records, 1850-1921, can be found on (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.

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

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

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