Cemeteries in Benson, Vermont
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What are the different types of cemeteries in Benson?
Private Cemeteries in Benson, Vermont often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Benson, Vermont are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Benson, Vermont are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.
What information you provide for cemeteries in Benson?
We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Benson, Vermont , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Benson, Vermont .
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Our database contains records of burials from 7 cemeteries.
What is the oldest town in Vermont?
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.
What is the oldest settlement in Vermont?
Fort Dummer, near the present Brattleboro, was established in 1724 by Massachusetts colonists, and became the first permanent European settlement in Vermont.
How did Bellows Falls Vermont get its name?
Bellows Falls, village in Rockingham town (township), Windham county, southeastern Vermont, U.S., on the Connecticut River. It was settled about 1753 and named for Colonel Benjamin Bellows, an early property owner. The first bridge across the Connecticut River was built at Bellows Falls in 1785.
What is the history of Adamant Vermont?
Albert Bliss, who refused to receive mail with the unsavory postmark of Sodom, petitioned the Post Office to change its name. In 1905 Sodom was renamed Adamant, chosen for the granite quarries and the hardness of their stone, reportedly "A name perhaps as hard but not as wicked."
What is the history of Barnard Vermont?
History. The town was chartered on July 17, 1761 by a New Hampshire Grant. It was named "Bernard" after one of the five grantees of the town, Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, who was governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1760 to 1769. The town's name was changed to Barnard some time before 1810.