I just got back from VERMONT! My Word, it is beautiful, wonderful and more. I was able to locate many of the sites my ancestors lived at and some are local celebrated landmarks in Rutland County, Town of Pittsfield. As far as researching, I found most of the information I was lacking at the Local town Clerk's offices in several communities in Vermont. I gathered that if it is not in the town Clerk office, it might be in Montplier in the state Archives, or possibly some churches as well. I do beleive personally that some times we have to accept family lore to a certain degree if we cannot pin down a death or a birth certificate. Sometimes they have disappaeared or never exisited. I learned that in many townships the head of the family would come to the clerks office and record in his hand, his family and such in the early days, 1780's up to 1820-30 in the isolated areas. If they did not do so, nothing was probably never recorded on the family with the exception of the census, which starts in 1790 and lists head of family and numbers of age groups and sexes. Churches often times mergerd, or burned and so those records are either lsot ro you can be confused. I discovered that in one community the church was at first congreational, then that started to fizzle so they merged with a methodist and that stated to fizzle int he 1930's and several small scattered protestant group merged and formed a "Federated" chruch, and they had records for some of the groups that merged but not all, so that is another way of searching. It appears that msot locales have newspaer that go way back, as thanks to those whosearch them for us we find things. I am looking for someone to search for some obits in the Rutland Hearald by the way. My vist was well worth the money so to speak to find inofrmation and confirm legend and lore that had been kept alive since 1844 when when my people left. I found superb land records as well at the town clerks and a document that had my ggg grandfather's signature on it in 1797!, not to mention his grave and more in the local cemetery. And if you are going now, Riding the green Mountain Express or any of the several tourist railroads, it will blow you away... And the covered bridges and Woodstock and........wonderful! One last thing, I would be interested in information on the Unversalsit church and their doctrine in the early days, vs Methodists, episcopals and Congregational, in New England. Rob Bowe Vermont to Wisconsin, and now Minnesota.

Does anyone have info about a flood in Winooski on Nov.4, 1927 which flooded the Champlain Mills? Would appreciate any info verifying this. Thanks.Gretna Longware, Elizabethtown, NY

Hello List I ordered the "S" list from Williston, Vermont Chittenden, East and Morse Cemetery and the town death and burial records from 1786 thru 1992. Researched and compiled by Carol B. Dean June 1, 1992. I'm personally looking for Smith Family. Ada M. Smith Single born 1847 died 3-18-1886 Father B Frank, Mother Eunice Weeks Addison A. Smith born 9-11-1850 died 6-2-1926 spouce Sara Almira Ingalls father William Mother Jerusha Hodges Almon Smith born 1855 died 4-6-1883 no other info. Anna P. Smith born 1891 died 1959 no other info Benjamin P. Smith born 1763 died 10-11-1821 No other info Caleb B. Smith born 1779 died 8-31-1816 spouse Jemima Caleb S. Smith born 1800 died 3-25-1805 father Samuel mother Sally Carrie Smith born 1833 died 8-15-1834 Father Isaac Mother Laura Scoville That's all for tonight Sandy in Kansas

The Vermont Chronicle of May 4, 1832 under Deaths says only " In Richmond, Mr. Isaiah Preston 25". Does anyone know his parentage? Was he married? Did he have children? He might be the missing link I have been looking for the past 20 years. Thanks for any help.

Hello All: It has been a while since I have posted this info. Am hoping that some newbies are around & maybe will have a connection to: Lawrence KELLY s/o James & Margaret LEAVY/LEARY/LEVEY b 3 Oct. 1857 - St-Jean Chrysostome, Chat., QC d 22 Jan. 1941 - Burlington, Chit., Vt. + Caroline POWER d/o William & Sophie BOUCHARD b 3 Sept. 1857 - St-Jean Chrysostome, Chat., QC d 14 April 1893 - Shelburne, Chit., Vt. m 10 Jan. 1876 - St-Antoine Abbe, Franklin Center, Huntingdon, QC This couple were in Shelburne 1876 & had 6 known children there: William Lawrence/James Powers/Emily Jane/Sophie Marguerite/Caroline Isabella & unnamed boy b/d same day of Caroline's d (apparently d in childbirth). Lawrence became US citizen 1882 in Burlington. His obit says he worked for RR most of his adult life in Shelburne After Caroline's d Lawrence then m 2nd to: Melvina LAVOLETTE d/o Charles & Rose --??-- b 24 August 1857 - ???, Canada d 1 Jan. 1932 - Burlington, Chit., Vt. m 21 Aug. 1893 - Shelburne, Chit., Vt. Lawrence & Melvina had 4 known children: Patrick Henry/Walter Joseph/Charles & Malvina Other surnames connected to these people via m's: GILBERT/NAYLOR/TUTTLE/ROGERS If anyone sees a connection here I would, sincerely, appreciate hearing from you. Many thanks, in advance, for your help. Bev

Hi, I'm working on a Farr family that came to Huntington in about 1790's. Artemas Farr married Mercey Fitch in December 1802 Huntington. Mercy was the daughter of John Fitch and Ann Buel. I'm looking for the parents and sibling's of Artemas Farr b.4/1776 Tinmouth Rutland Co. Vt. Is anyone else working on this line? Eric

From: Stingoez3@aol.com Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:20:57 EDT Subject: Re: PUBLISHED RECORDS????? To: drk4779@idcnet.com X-Mailer: AOL 3.0.1 for Mac sub 83 Hi Pam, You can visit the Vermont Old Cemeteries Association (VOCA) Web site at http://homepages.together.net/~btrutor/voca/vocahome.htm. They have a bookstore that lists a book called "Burial Grounds of Vermont." It is described as containing "a statewide survey of all cemeteries and burial grounds with information and maps of each town. To order one of these books, contact: Charles Marchant, P.O. Box 132, Townshend, Vt. 05353. Make check or money order payable to VOCA. Please include a pre-addressed mailing label." SPIRAL BINDING - $28.00 (includes shipping) LAY-FLAT BINDING - $29.00 (includes shipping) Apparently, some cemeteries have a burial list available while others do not. The book should indicate the status in each case. Anyone can join VOCA at a yearly fee of $5.00. Seems like a worthy cause. The Web site provides a point of contact as: Richard Jacobson, 7 Harbor Ridge Road, South Burlington, Vt. 05403. "Please make your check payable to VOCA and include a self addressed stamped envelope if you want a membership card returned." I have recently joined. Good Luck! California Bill

I don't think it was necessary to blast me with that large type. I'm on tons of mailing lists, saw your note and thought you had left out an URL address - that's all. Jeanne

In a message dated 10/07/2000 6:05:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JDower@aol.com writes: > > > I didn't see a site address in your message reg: a book on cemeteries or > VOCA. Could you please resend it? > > Thanks, Jeanne == The Vt GenWeb site address is http://www.rootsquest.com/~usgwvtus/

Thank you for all your responses. Pam Kehoe Wisconsin www.geocities.com/drk4779

At 08:44 AM 10/7/00 -0500, Pam Kehoe wrote: >Is there a Cemetery association, local genealogy society or historical >society that has published who is buried in the local CHARLOTTE >cemeteries? I would like to obtain a listing of everyone is the Our Lady >of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, in Charlotte, Vermont. I too am interested in this church and cemetery. My husband has quite a few ancestors buried there. Does anyone know an address where I could write to get church or cemetery records for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in East Charlotte? I visited the cemetery several years ago when we were in Vermont and got what I could from the headstones, but I'm hoping that they have records that I could learn more from. Surnames of my husband's ancestor's buried there are: CHEVRETTE, ASH, CARPENTER, PARKER, RUSSELL, TETREAU They are all French Canadians. I have the CHEVRETTE, ASH, and TETREAU lines all traced back to the original immigrants who came to Quebec from France, but the CARPENTER, PARKER and RUSSELL ancestors buried in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel are dead ends for me at the present. Jeanne __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

John, I didn't see a site address in your message reg: a book on cemeteries or VOCA. Could you please resend it? Thanks, Jeanne

I took this off the Chittenden Co. site of VtGenWeb" John Folsom Cemeteries In Vermont The Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA) has published a book with maps, showing where every cemetery in the state is located. Additionally, every cemetery listing is annotated with the date of first and last burials, total number of graves, and the general condition of the cemetery. For more information about this book and VOCA visit their site by clicking HERE . In a message dated 10/07/2000 9:47:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, drk4779@idcnet.com writes: > > Is there a Cemetery association, local genealogy society or historical > society that has published who is buried in the local CHARLOTTE > cemeteries? I would like to obtain a listing of everyone is the Our Lady > of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, in Charlotte, Vermont.

Like Pam I would also be interested in other published works which list the names of the persons buried in the town cemeteries (such as the portion sent to me from Williston's burial records). My next quest is for Richmond, Chittenden, VT. burial records. Can anyone provide information to those of us lost souls who live in other states and can't travel to VT? Nancy Vogt

Does anyone know if there are publications by any organizations in the area of the cemeteries? Is there a Cemetery association, local genealogy society or historical society that has published who is buried in the local CHARLOTTE cemeteries? I would like to obtain a listing of everyone is the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, in Charlotte, Vermont. I would be willing to pay postage and the cost of obtaining a publication if it exists. OR ELSE, I'm gonna have to spend a week out there with my lap top one of these days!!!! :) Thank you so much for checking and/or responding in advance. It's people helping people that makes this work!! I'm looking for additional siblings and/or relatives for my Patrick and Bridget Byrnes Kehoe from Co. Carlow Ireland. Have a beautiful fall weekend! Pam Kehoe Wisconsin www.geocities.com/drk4779

Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding Samuel Drown. Shortly after receiving most of the responses, I took a quick trip and managed to stop for a shile in Sheffield, VT! (My spouse, and the actual Drown descendent, doesn't share my obsession so couldn't stay long). Anyway, without finding any actual new info I was seeking, I did stop by the Sheffield Freewill Baptist Church. The following grave stones from behind the church may be of some interest to some of you: Dea. Stephen Drown, died Apr. 6, 1841 ae 72 yrs. Sarah, wife of Dea. Stephen Drown, died Nov. 2, 1865, ae 89 yrs, 6 mos. Dea. Horace Drown, died Aug. 31, 1882, ae 75 yrs, 4 mos. 11 dys. Sally Ann Randall, wife of Horace Drown, died Nov 13 1868, ae 48 yrs, 10 mos., 19 dys Lucy Ann Ingalls, wife of Horace Drown, died Sept 21, 1904, ae 74 yrs, 21 dys. Cornelius P. Van Ness, son of Horace & Sally A. Drown, died Mar. 9 1854, ae 9 yrs, 3 mos., an only child Mary, wife of Henry Drown, died May 15, 1870, ae 79 yrs Next to her stone, was one hardly readable. name on it was Deborah (possibly a daugt of David?) Amos G. Drown, Mar. 22, 1826, Feb. 3, 1912 Ann Mitchell, his wife, Nov 12, 1833, May 22, 1911 on other side of above stone: Ellen A. E. (or C.) Drown, July 22, 18 8?__, Mar. 3, 189_? Also found at clerks ofc. : Amos G. Drown age 31, farmer of Wheelock, Vt. married 5th January 1859 to Ann Mitchell age 26 from Sheffield, Vt. Samuel Drown & Mercy Bickford m. 7 Dec 1815, Sheffield, Vt. from Sheffield Town Records, Vol II 1796-1857 p. 259 A record of the ages of the Miles Drown family Amos G. Drown b. 21 March 1824 Enoch b. 15 March 1826 Dyantha b. 26 June 1831 Archelaus b. 4 Aug 1833 While in Eliot, Maine found a photocopy of the gravestone of Samuel Drown: Here lyes the body of Samuell Drowne senr aged 43 yrs 19 mos. and 18 dys died Janry 25 1720 21 He was buried at teh Morrell Homestead lot in Eliot, Me. "It was near the cellar of the old Morrell house which burned. Stone can no longer be found." Also found seperately, not on my trip, that in the DAR records for a Mrs. Helen Maria Drown Dick, they list her as a descendant of Samuel Drown and Mary Severy (Seavey?) his 2nd wife, m. 1754. Can anyone clear this up? Who is his first wife? Where did they die? Does anyone have info on a Shem Drown that married a Roxana Bundy? Shem would have been born around 1800 Thanks again for all your help. Brenda Drowne bjd75@capital.net

You tell me I am not on the mailing list, but I keep receiving letters to VTCHITTE. This morning I received one from madfad77@aol.com. So if possible please remove me from your list.

I have received 2 messages that people have unsubscribed to this web site. Ibe sent to my email address and one posted on the VTCHITTE message board. I do not know what is going on. I thought that when you post a message it only goes to the VTCHITTE digest. Am I doing anything wrong. I followed the what was told to me to post messages. Please let me know why this is happening. Marcia D'Eramo

I am looking for any information on the Burbo/Bourbeau family that were in Charlotte, VT in the mid 1800's. Edward (1856), Henry (1857) and Clarissa (est.1855). All were reported born in Charlotte. I am also looking for a marriage date for John Burbo and Louisa Riel, both born in Quebec, married in either Charlotte or Shelburne, VT. Parents of these Burbo's are Joseph and Matilda (Tatro) Burbo/Bourbeau/Bourbo married in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Would appreciate any help anyone an give me. Marcia

Any suggestions on where in Burlington I could request school records from the 20's (if they exist)? My mother was born and raised in Burlington and would have attended school beginning in the early 20's. I'm trying to learn more about her life as a child, and unfortunately, she passed away years ago without ever talking aboout her childhood. Thanks Jim in Texas