Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
Wolcott was chartered on August 22, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The population at the 2010 US Census was 1,676. [1] [2]
Historical Data
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Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. 10, Town of Wolcott - view a digital version of this document.
Town Histories
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Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
- Wolcott, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
Military Records
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Probate Records
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The probate district for Wolcott is Lamoille.
Lamoille Probate Court
154 Main St.
PO Box 570
Hyde Park, VT 05655
Phone: (802) 888-3306
Church Records
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City Directories
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Maps
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Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Wolcott. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Lamoille County, website at this link.
- Davenport Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Fairmount Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Hubbell Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Taylor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Wolcott Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
Town Records
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- Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1955 - 1999, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
- Wolcott, Vermont Land Records, 1853 -1929, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).
- The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wolcott Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Wolcott, Vermont, 1769-1999, and Deeds, 1794-1853.
Wolcott Town Clerks Office
28 Railroad St.
PO Box 100
Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone: (802) 888-2746
Email: Wolcott@pshift.com
Website: http://www.wolcottvt.org/
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
Libraries and Historical Societies[edit | edit source]
Glee Merritt Kelley Community Library
320 School Mill Rd.
Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone: (802) 472-6551
Website: http://www.wolcott.ossu.org/departments/library
References
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- ↑ Wolcott, Vermont - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolcott,_VT
- ↑ Wolcott, Vermont - http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/LamoilleWolcott.html
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