Dummerston, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Windham County

Dummerston

Town Information

Description

Dummerston, Vermont at Wikipedia

Dummerston was first chartered on December 26, 1753 by Benning Wentworth. In its charter the town was named Fullum. Fighting with the French and Indians made it impossible for the grantees to establish a settlement within five years, as was stipulated in the original grant, so Wentworth renewed the grant three times: in 1760, 1781 and 1764.

The name Dummerston was adopted very early, and used almost exclusively for the town. However, it had apparently never been changed officially, so the 1937 Vermont legislature made legal confirmation of the fact that the town's name was, and had been, Dummerston for over 150 years.

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

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

Dummerston Town Clerk

Dummerston Town Clerk
1523 Middle Rd.
East Dummerston, VT 05346
Phone: (802) 257-1496
Website: http://townclerk.dummerston.org/

Vital Records

• FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online

Births

• 1909-Onward Vermont, Births at MyHeritage — index ($)

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Dummerston Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Dummerston Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Windham County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
  
• Dummerston Cemetery inscriptions, 1782-1869 - available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Center.

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Dummerston. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.

• Bennett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Dummerston Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Dummerston Hill Cemetery (aka Ellor Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Holton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Taft Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• West Dummerston West Dummerston Baptist Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
• Wilder Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

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.

• 1700s-1800s Vermont Miscellaneous Records (Includes Vermont Church Records)(*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
• Vermont Church Records

To see the churches in Dummerston, 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 Dummerston:

City Directories

• Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing
• Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories.

Land Records

• 1600s-1900s Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($),
• Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

• The history of the town of Dummerston : the first town settled by Anglo Saxon descendants in the state by David L. Mansfield - digital version of book is available free on charge online

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Dummerston at HomeTownLocator
• Dummerston at FamilySearch Places
• Dummerston at Google Maps
• Dummerston at Mapcarta
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
• Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
• Town of Dummerston at Vermont.org
• Vermont Maps State Page
  
  

• 1869 map of Dummerston

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

• Brattleboro Reformer

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 Dummerston town records available online:

• The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Dummerston Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1781-1886; index, 1777-1901
• Town records, 1771-1972
• Births, marriages, deaths, 1761-1911; index, 1761-1886.

Probate Records

• The probate district for Dummerston is Marlboro.
  Marlboro Probate Court
  80 Flat St. Suite 104
  Brattleboro, VT 05301
  Phone: (802) 257-2898
  
• 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1800-1921 Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• Vermont Probate Records

Research Facilities

Libraries

• Dummerston Library
  156 Lyons St.
  Dummerston, VT 05301
  Phone: (802) 258-9878

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
• Greenfield Public Library - an affiliate library
• Rockingham Free Public Library - an affiliate library