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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? ''' == | == '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? ''' == | ||
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:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span> | :<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records#Births_before_1857|Births before 1857]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records#Births_1857_to_1918|1897 to 1918]]''' </span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records#Births_1919_to_the_Present|1919 to the Present]]''' </span> :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|Birth year unknown]]'''</span> | ||
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== '''Births before 1857''' == | == '''Births before 1857''' == | ||
Birth records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put birth records in town records and in land records. After about 1850, birth information was only put in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording birth information. The towns continue to keep birth records. These are described further in [[ | Birth records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put birth records in town records and in land records. After about 1850, birth information was only put in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording birth information. The towns continue to keep birth records. These are described further in [[Vermont Town Records|Vermont Town Records]].<br> | ||
Following the Revolutionary War to about 1870, records were not always recorded. <br> | Following the Revolutionary War to about 1870, records were not always recorded. <br> | ||
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In 1870, the State Board of Health established. Record keeping in towns improved. | In 1870, the State Board of Health established. Record keeping in towns improved. | ||
Vermont towns are like western townships, so several populated places are in a town's borders. The name of the town is used in official records rather than the name of the populated place. <br> | |||
If you do not find birth information in the town where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place or try the records in a neighboring town.<br> | If you do not find birth information in the town where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place or try the records in a neighboring town.<br> | ||
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=== Step 1 - Check indexes === | === Step 1 - Check indexes === | ||
Most online resources for | Most online resources for Vermont Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index, consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index.<br> | ||
*New England Historic Genealogical Society, [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html American Ancestors ($)], has many | *New England Historic Genealogical Society, [http://www.americanancestors.org/home.html American Ancestors ($)], has many Vermont digital records, which can be found through their [http://www.americanancestors.org/Databaselist.aspx Digital Catalog]. '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]<br> | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1674736|1649-1906 - At FamilySearch.org}} '''Free;''' a name index to town birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch centers. [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ | *{{RecordSearch|1674736|1649-1906 - At FamilySearch.org}} '''Free;''' a name index to town birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch centers. [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Vermont _Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Description] of records. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search Discover Your Family History search] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] -'''Free'''. Indexes many of the births recorded in town records. The former International Genealogical Index (IGI) is part of this.<br> | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search Discover Your Family History search] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] -'''Free'''. Indexes many of the births recorded in town records. The former International Genealogical Index (IGI) is part of this.<br> | ||
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*[http://dunhamwilcox.net/0_ct-index.htm Barbour Collection] by Jane Devlin, hosted by Rootsweb - Free (see also the Wiki article [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]]) Also on [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1034 Ancestry.com ($)] '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]<br> | *[http://dunhamwilcox.net/0_ct-index.htm Barbour Collection] by Jane Devlin, hosted by Rootsweb - Free (see also the Wiki article [[Barbour Collection|Barbour Collection]]) Also on [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1034 Ancestry.com ($)] '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]<br> | ||
*[http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=31 | *[http://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=31 Vermont Collections] on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] - Free. This is a growing database.<br> | ||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html# | *[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Vermont Vermont Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com]- Free. Arranged by town. Only a few birth lists are currently in the database. | ||
Two film indexes are: | Two film indexes are: | ||
=== Step 2 - Check original records === | === Step 2 - Check original records === | ||
In | In Vermont, the following types of records often have birth information:<br> | ||
*Land records<br> | *Land records<br> | ||
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:[[ | :[[Vermont Vital Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths|Birth Records]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Newspapers|Newspapers]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Probate Records|Probate (wills, etc)]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Taxation|Tax Records]] | ||
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:[[ | :[[Vermont Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Census|Census]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Bible Records|Bible Records]] | ||
:[[ | :[[Vermont Military Records|Military Records]] | ||
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<center>[[How to Find | <center>[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||
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| {{RecordSearch|1674736|1649-1906 - At FamilySearch.org}} | | {{RecordSearch|1674736|1649-1906 - At FamilySearch.org}} | ||
| '''Free;''' a name index to town birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch centers. [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ | | '''Free;''' a name index to town birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch centers. [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Vermont Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Description] of records. | ||
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If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].'''<br>''' <br> | If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].'''<br>''' <br> | ||
<center>[[How to Find | <center>[[How to Find Vermont Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||
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