Funeral Homes in Thetford, VT

Facts about the city

Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley. The population was 2,617 at the 2000 census. Villages within the town include East Thetford, North Thetford, Thetford Hill, Thetford Center, Rices Mills, Union Village, and Post Mills. The town office is in Thetford Center. .Thetford is home to Thetford Academy, Vermont's oldest secondary school. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, formerly Swift Water Girl Scout Council, also has a summer residential camp here called Camp Farnsworth. Camp Farnsworth originally started under private ownership by Chelebe and Madama Farnsworth in 1909 when it was called Camp Hanoum.

Thetford Obituaries

It was disclosed by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on June 21st, 2013 that Homer Coolidge Sanborn perished in Northbridge, Massachusetts.  Sanborn was 89 years old and was born in Thetford, VT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Homer Coolidge's life.

It was written by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on June 21st, 2013 that Homer Coolidge Sanborn perished in Northbridge, Massachusetts.  Sanborn was 89 years old and was born in Thetford, VT.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Homer Coolidge's life.

History

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The town was created on August 12, 1761 by way of a royal charter which King George III of England issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. The population was 2,617 at the 2000 United States Census census. Wentworth named it for Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, 4th Earl of Arlington and 4th Viscount Thetford, who in 1768 became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom minister. It was first settled in 1764 by John Chamberlin, who lived at East Thetford beside the Connecticut River. Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont County, Vermont, United States in the Connecticut River Valley.

The official website for the city of Thetford is https://www.thetfordvermont.us/.