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- First Settlers
- The area that makes up the town of Vernon was first settled by families from East Windsor, CT in 1716. It was originally a part of East Windsor and Bolton.
- Incorporation
- In 1808 the town of Vernon was set off from the town of Bolton, by an act of the general assembly of the state of Connecticut held at New Haven. On that second Thursday of October it was incorporated into a town by itself.
- First Town Meeting
- The first meeting of the voters of the town of Vernon was held on the third Monday of November, 1808.
New England Civil War Museum located in Vernon
Hartford Courant Obituary page, which is searchable for 51 days
Vernon map 1850 (University of Connecticut Library)
Rockville map 1877 (University of Connecticut Library)
Obtaining Vital Records directions - READ FIRST!
"The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636 - 1776." A project of the University of Connecticut Libraries.
Kathy Schooley Kentfield
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