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United States Vermont  Orange   Randolph 

Brief History
Randolph is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,778 at the 2010 census, making Randolph the largest town in Orange County.

Vermont granted the town on November 2, 1780, when the New Hampshire settlers could not locate the original grantees, whose patents were issued by New York. It was chartered on June 29, 1781 to Aaron Storrs and 70 others, and was originally named "Middlesex."

To encourage recognition of the state by the United States, the town was renamed in honor of Edmund Randolph who was one of Virginia's delegates to the Constitutional Congress.

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.


 * Old Vergennes Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Prospect Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Peters Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Marriage book of Wm. Putnam Rallson, FHL Collection (records of marriages for Vergennes, VT. 1888-1892) - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records, 1833-1915 - available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online. Includes: Historical notes List of ministers Records of baptisms 1833-1915 Families, confirmations, communicants, marriages 1835-1915 Burials 1835-1914 Contributions and offerings List of meetings

Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society. Includes: Marriage repertoire, 1856-1947 - find this book in a library. Baptism repertoire1855-1945 - find this book in a library.

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 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1999; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1770-1999.

Vergennes City Clerk 120 Main St. PO Box 35 Vergennes, VT 05491 Phone: (802) 877-2841 Website: http://vergennes.org /

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies
Bixby Memorial Library 58 Main Street Vergennes, Vermont 05491 Phone: 802-877-2211 Email: bixby_verg@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://bixbylibrary.org/WPBixby/ Note: Genealogy in the Vermont Collection

Vergennes Vermont Historical Society Website: http://vergennes.org/uncategorized/vergennes-historical-society/