Readsboro, Bennington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Bennington Readsboro

Readsboro

Town Information

Description

Readsboro, Vermont at Wikipedia

Readsboro does not appear to have been settled under any township charter rights. The first grant of any part of the town was by the governor of New Hampshire in 1764  to Major Robert Rogers.  This charter was voided for noncompliance with the charter conditions.    It appears that the first settlement occurred in 1779.  The first town meeting is supposed to have been held in 1786. 

Due to a fire in 1793, early Town records were destroyed and are no longer available.

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

Readsboro Town Clerk

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

Readsboro Town Clerk
301 Phelps Lane / P. O. Box 187
Readsboro, VT 05350
Phone: (802) 423-5405
Email: clerk@readsborovt.org
Website: https://readsborovt.org/Town_Clerk.html

Vital Records

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

Births

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

Town Reports

No Town Report Journal with statistics are listed for Readsboro town.

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

• Readsboro Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
• Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Bennington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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

• Crosier Cemetery (aka Farrington Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Heartwellville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• North Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• Readsboro Village Cemetery - insriptions at Find a Grave site.
  
• South Hill Cemetery (aka South Readsboro Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  

Census

• Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Readsboro, 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 Readsboro:

1. First Baptist Readsboro
    7030 Main St
    Readsboro, VT 05350
    Phone: (802) 423-7530

2. St Joachims Catholic Church
    36 Tunnel St
    Readsboro, VT 05350
    Phone: (802) 423-5533

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

City Directories

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

Court Records

• Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov($) - click on Records Request
• United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
• Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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
• 1782-1832 Miscellaneous County Records, 1782-1832 (Includes Land Records0(*) Bennington County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Maps

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

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

• 1856 Map of Readsboro

Military

Searchable by Town 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

Bennington Banner Newspaper

• Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
• List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
• Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
• Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

• 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1980-2014 United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 2003-2014 Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Readsboro town records available online:

Digital images of Readsboro Town records 1732-2005  are available online at FamilySearch.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Readsboro Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1883-1994; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1785-1934, Land records, 1793-1854; general index to land records, 1793- 1945, and Vermont, Bennington County, Readsboro, deed records, 1855-1901.

Probate Records

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

The probate district for Readsboro is Bennington.

Bennington Probate Division
207 South St.
Bennington, VT 05201
Phone: (802) 447-2705

• 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

Tax Records

• 1861-1866 Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
• Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Research Facilities

Libraries

Readsboro Community Library
301 Phelps Lane
Readsboro, VT 05350
Phone: (802) 423-5460
Email: lovestoread2001@yahoo.com
Website: http://readsborocommunitylibrary.wordpress.com/about/

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Bennington Vermont FamilySearch Center
• Berkshire Athenaeum - an affiliate library
• Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
• Greenfield Public Library - an affiliate library

Societies

Readsboro Historical Society
Phone: (802) 423-5432
Email: bolognan@sover.net
Website

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