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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Vermont.htm Vermont Vital Records State Department of Health] for records for the last five years, Vermont General Service Center since 1857 or the Town Clerk's office where the event occurred for early records through current time | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Vermont.htm Vermont Vital Records State Department of Health] for records for the last five years, Vermont General Service Center since 1857 or the Town Clerk's office where the event occurred for early records through current time | ||
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=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | === Vital Records Reference Dates === | ||
Vermont's vital records start the following years: <br></center> | Vermont's vital records start the following years: <br></center> | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | ''' Birth, Marriage, and Death Records''' | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="left" | Statewide: 1857 Law for town clerks | ||
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'''Marriage''' records usually mention the names of the bride and groom, the date and place of the marriage, and the home town of both the bride and groom. They also may show the names of the parents of each of them. | '''Marriage''' records usually mention the names of the bride and groom, the date and place of the marriage, and the home town of both the bride and groom. They also may show the names of the parents of each of them. | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Vermont couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Vermont couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
=== Death Records === | === Death Records === | ||