Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century.

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.įamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.īirths Marriages Deaths Divorce Town Reports Resources įor more County and State resources see: Biographies In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Swanton Town Clerk Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,ĭistricts, and Census-Designated Places: Boundary Changes Adjacent Towns Town Records The Abnaki name for the mouth of the river was Maskwenozakek, literally 'the place where muskelunge abound', which would have been a good enough reason in itself for establishing a village nearby. The village's name, meaning 'people of the great grassy meadows', helps to bear out the translation of Missiquoi itself as 'great grassy meadows'. From about 1700 to 1758, the important Abnaki village of Missisiasuk was on the Missisquoi River. Swanton is one of the few places in Vermont where Natives are known to have had a permanent settlement. Within the town is located the villages of Swanton and Fonda, as well as most of the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. It is located in the northwestern corner of the state bordering Lake Champlain on its west and Quebec Province in Canada on its north. Swanton was chartered on August 17, 1763. 4.4 FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries.

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