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Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Chelsea, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Chelsea was chartered on August 4, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature and was settled in 1784. The town was originally named Turnersburgh. A Town Meeting in 1788 found most of the residents wanting to change the name to Brookline. Not having elected a representative yet, they entrusted Seth Austin (neighboring Tunbridge's representative) to tell the legislature the name they wanted. Nobody is really sure what happened, but by the time the legislative vote was finished, the name had been switched to Chelsea.

A unique feature of Chelsea is the two commons, or greens, as they were called in the early history of the town. Chelsea is located near the center of Orange County and in 1795, it was designated as the seat of the county government, thus becoming the "Shire Town." [1] [2]

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Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Chelsea Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Chelsea Town Clerk
P.O. Box 266
296 VT Rte. 110
Chelsea, VT 05038
Phone: (802) 685-4460
Email: town.clerk@chelseavt.us
Website: http://www.chelseavt.org/

Vital Records

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Births

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

Town Reports

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

  • Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
  • Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
  • The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
  • Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Chelsea. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Orange County, website at this link.

Chelsea VT Cemetery map.

Census

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Chelsea, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Chelsea:

Congregational Church Records, 1781-1898 - available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

Historical Chelsea Photos

  • A History of Chelsea, Vermont, 1784-1984, Chelsea Historical Society - find this book in a library.
  • Chelsea centennial : proceedings of the centennial celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Chelsea, Vermont, together with the Orange County Veteran Soldier's reunion. September 4, 1884 - view this book online.
  • Chelsea : the origin of Chelsea, Vermont, and a record of its institutions and individuals - view this book online.

Maps

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  • Plat map of Chelsea, Vermont traced from proprietors pla,, August 1945 - available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
  • 1877 map of Chelsea

Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Civil War, 1861-1865

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World War I, 1917-1918

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World War II, 1941-1945

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Newspapers

The Herald of Randolph

Obituaries

Other Town Records

In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

  • Births
  • Marriages
  • Deaths
  • Burials
  • Cemetery records
  • Appointments
  • Earmarks
  • Estrays (stray animals)
  • Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote)
  • Land records
  • Mortgages
  • Name changes
  • Care of the poor
  • School records
  • Surveys
  • Tax lists
  • Town meeting minutes
  • Voter registrations
  • Warning outs (of town)

The following are Chelsea town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1761-1997, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Chelsea Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1784-1878.

Probate Records

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Chelsea:

The probate district for Chelsea is Orange.
Orange Probate Court
5 Court St
Chelsea VT 05038
Phone: (802) 685-4610

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Chelsea Public Library
296 VT Rte. 110
Chelsea, VT 05038
Phone: (802) 685-2188
Website: http://www.chelsealibrary.com/

Museums

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Societies

Chelsea Historical Society
Mailing Address: 274 East Randolph Road
Chelsea, VT 05038
Phone: (802) 685-4447

References

  1. ↑ Chelsea, VT History http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/chelsea.html#about
  2. ↑ History of Chelsea, VT http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vtcbarne/chelsea.htm
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