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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Stamford'''''

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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Stamford'''''  

 

 

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=== Brief History  ===

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=== Brief History
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Stamford is one of the oldest towns in Vermont, chartered in 1753 by Benning Wentworth, Governor of New Hampshire
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The 1753 date, for the first grant of Stamford, makes this one of the oldest of the New Hampshire Grants. The outbreak of the last of the French and Indian wars kept the grantees from making a settlement within the required amount of time, so Wentworth renewed their grant in 1761. &nbsp
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It was chartered by the name of New Stamford, but after the Revolution it dropped the New, and became simply Stamford.

 

 

 

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 <ref>History of the Town of Stamford,T. E. Brownell,  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/BenningtonStamford.html</ref><ref>Brief History of Stamford, excerpts from a 1993 Stamford Historical Society article, http://www.stamfordvt.org/images/stamfordGlance.pdf</ref>

 

 

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Stamford is one of the oldest towns in Vermont, chartered in 1753 by Benning Wentworth, Governor of New Hampshire. It is possible that it was named after Governor Wentworth's friend, the Earl of Stamford of Stamford, England. For a short time, the town was called New Stamford.

 

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<ref>Shaftsbury: A Brief History, Courtesy of the Shaftsbury Historical Society,  http://www.shaftsbury.net/learn-about-shaftsbury.php</ref><ref>History of the Town of Shaftsbury, Lewis Cass Aldrich, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/BenningtonShaftsbury.html</ref>

 

 

=== Historical Data  ===

 

=== Historical Data  ===

 

 

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=== Town Histories<br>  ===

 

=== Town Histories<br>  ===

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[http://www.
stamfordvt
.org/
images
/
stamfordGlance.pdf Brief History
of
Stamford], excerpts from
a
1993 Stamford Historical Society article written
in
1993
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Ordinary heroes : the story of Shaftsbury : with a chapter on the Vermont ghost town of Glastenbury, Ruth Levin and Tyler Resch published by the Shaftsbury Historical Society. Book Committee, 1978 --
[http://www.
worldcat
.org/
title
/
ordinary-heroes-the-story-
of
-shaftsbury-with-
a
-chapter-on-the-vermont-ghost-town-of-glastenbury/oclc/4005385&referer=brief_results Find a copy
in
a library]
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=== Vital Records  ===

 

=== Vital Records  ===

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=== Probate Records<br>  ===

 

=== Probate Records<br>  ===

 

 

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The probate district for
Shaftsbury
is Bennington.<br>Bennington Probate Division<br>207 South St.<br>Bennington, VT 05201<br>Phone: (802) 447-2705  

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The probate district for
Stamford
is Bennington.<br>Bennington Probate Division<br>207 South St.<br>Bennington, VT 05201<br>Phone: (802) 447-2705  

 

 

 

=== City Directories<br>  ===

 

=== City Directories<br>  ===

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=== Maps<br>  ===

 

=== Maps<br>  ===

 

 

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[http://www.old-maps.com/vermont/vt_towns/BenningtonCo/
Shaftsbury_1856
-wb.jpg 1856 map of
Shaftsbury
]  

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[http://www.old-maps.com/vermont/vt_towns/BenningtonCo/
Stamford_1856
-wb.jpg 1856 map of
Stamford
]

 

 

 

=== Cemeteries  ===

 

=== Cemeteries  ===

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The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Shaftsbury. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/bennington.htm link].<br>  

 

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Shaftsbury. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/bennington.htm link].<br>  

 

 

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Center Shatsbury
Cemetery  

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*
Houghton
Cemetery  

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*
Fuller
Cemetery<br>  

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*
Miller
Cemetery<br>  

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*
Maple Hill
Cemetery  

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*
Millard
Cemetery
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*Shaftsbury Hollow Cemetery

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*South Shaftsbury Cemetery

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*Village Cemetery

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[https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?dps_pid=IE926481&dps_dvs=1378145154608~230&dps_pid=IE926481&change_lng=en Gravestone Records of Shaftsbury, 1908-1910], Levi H. Elwell, can be viewed online.

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=== Churches<br>  ===

 

=== Churches<br>  ===

 

 

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1. 
Shaftsbury United Methodist
Church<br>   
127 Church St
.<br>   
Shaftsbury
, VT
05262
<br>    Phone: (802)
442
-
5893

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1. 
Stamford Community
Church<br>   
1059 Main Rd
.<br>   
Stamford
, VT
05352
<br>    Phone:(802)
694
-
1533
<br>

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2. Redeemer Lutheran Church
<br>
    Vermont Hwy 67<br>    Shaftsbury, VT 05262<br>    Phone: (802) 442-8423

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=== Town Records<br>  ===

 

=== Town Records<br>  ===

 

 

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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the
Shaftsbury
Town Clerks Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/
24292
?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land records,
1765
-1913;
index
to land records,
1765
-
1917], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/667404?availability=Family%20History%20Library School records, 1824-1913], [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/667399?availability=Family%20History%20Library Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1765-1908
], and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/
348056
?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town records,
1718
-
1840
].<br>  

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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images) at this [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMM5T-4PX%3A489316769%3Fcc%3D1987653 link.]

 

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The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the
Stamford
Town Clerks Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/
18157
?availability=Family%20History%20Library Land records,
1777
-1913;
indexes
to land records,
1780
-
1977
], and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/
348058
?availability=Family%20History%20Library Town
and vital
records,
1812
-
1867
].<br>  

 

 

 

Town of Stamford<br>986 Main St<br>Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1361<br>Website: [http://www.stamfordvt.org/officeofthetownclerk.html http://www.stamfordvt.org/officeofthetownclerk.html]<br>  

 

Town of Stamford<br>986 Main St<br>Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1361<br>Website: [http://www.stamfordvt.org/officeofthetownclerk.html http://www.stamfordvt.org/officeofthetownclerk.html]<br>  

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[http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ Bennington Banner Newspaper]  

 

[http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ Bennington Banner Newspaper]  

 

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[http://www.thetranscript.com/ North Adams Transcript]

 

 

 

=== Libraries and Historical Societies<br>  ===

 

=== Libraries and Historical Societies<br>  ===

 

 

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Stamford Community Library<br>986 Main St.<br>Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1379<br>Website: [http://stamfordlibrary.org/stamford/ http://stamfordlibrary.org/stamford/]

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Stamford Community Library<br>986 Main St.<br>Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1379<br>Website: [http://stamfordlibrary.org/stamford/ http://stamfordlibrary.org/stamford/]  

 

 

 

Stamford Historical Society<br>Town Clerk's office, Stamford, VT<br>Mailing Address: c/o Town Clerk, 986 Main Road, Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1361<br>  

 

Stamford Historical Society<br>Town Clerk's office, Stamford, VT<br>Mailing Address: c/o Town Clerk, 986 Main Road, Stamford, VT 05352<br>Phone: (802) 694-1361<br>