Cemeteries in Fairlee, Vermont

Private Cemeteries in Fairlee, Vermont often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Fairlee, Vermont are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Fairlee, Vermont are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

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History. One of the New Hampshire grants, Fairlee was chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth on September 9, 1761 and awarded to Josiah Channey, Joseph Hubbard and 62 others. It was first settled in 1766. On February 25, 1797, the western half of the grant was set off as West Fairlee.

History. Westminster is Vermont's oldest existing town and was chartered in 1735 by the Province of Massachusetts Bay and was called New Taunton or Township Number One. The town did not have any permanent settlers in the area until 1751.

Lake Morey is a naturally-formed freshwater lake located just west of the Connecticut River in the Town of Fairlee. The lake's surface area encompasses approximately 545 acres. It is relatively shallow with a mean depth of 28 feet, a maximum depth of 43 feet, and a shoreline of approximately 5 miles in length.

Moretown was chartered June 7, 1763 before the American Revolution. It was first settled about 1790 a year before Vermont was formally admitted to the Union. Between 1749 and 1764 Benning Wentworth, Royal Governor of New Hampshire granted 135 townships in the territory destined to become Vermont.

Danby was first settled in the mid-18th Century as a farming community by settlers from Nine Partners, New York. In the years following 1765, Danby Four Corners was laid out as the first town center for small scale farm operations throughout the hills surrounding it.

History. Roxbury was granted by the Vermont General Assembly in 1781; its name is likely derived from Roxbury, Massachusetts, which later became part of Boston. The town was chartered on August 6, 1781 to Benjamin Edwards and 64 other people, although just 20 of these ever lived in the town.

Middlebury, town (township), seat of Addison county, west-central Vermont, U.S. The area was chartered in 1761, along with Salisbury and New Haven, and named for its location midway between the other two. Settled in 1773 by Benjamin Smalley, it was temporarily abandoned (1778–83) because of Tory and Indian attacks.

Vermont was initially settled in the early 18th century by both the British and French, and conflicts between the two nations continued until the French defeat in the French and Indian War, after which the land was ceded to England.