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Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

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Town Information

Description

Windsor, Vermont at Wikipedia

Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761 and has played many important roles in both state and country history. In 1777, the signers of the Constitution of the Vermont Republic met at Old Constitution House, a tavern at the time. It is known as the birthplace of Vermont, and acted as the first capital until 1805 when Montpelier became the official state capital.

The tools and the methods which make mass production possible were pioneered at the Robbins & Lawrence Armory in Windsor, Vermont. Using precision metal and wood cutting machines and high standards of accuracy, Robbins & Lawrence proved the effectiveness of a new type of manufacturing that would soon be known as the American System.[1][2][3]

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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

Windsor Town Clerk

Windsor Town Clerk
29 Union St.
Windsor, VT 05089
Phone: 802-674-6786
Websilte: http://www.windsorvt.org/town-clerk/

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 cemeteries in present-day Windsor. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.

  • Ascutney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Hoisington Cemetery (aka Fitch Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Houghton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Old South Church Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

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 Windsor, 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 TOWN:

1. First Congregational Church of Windsor
    (Old South Church)
    149 Main St.
    Windsor, VT 05089
    Phone: (802) 674-5087

2. St Francis of Assisi Parish 
30 Union St. 
    PO Box 46
    Windsor, VT 05089
    Phone: (802) 674-2157

3. St Paul's Episcopal Church
    27 State St.
    Windsor, VT 05089
    Phone: (802) 674-6576

4. United Methodist Church
    165 Main St.
    Windsor, VT 05089
    Phone: (802) 674-5359

City Directories

Compiled Genealogies

Court Records

Immigration

Land Records

Local Histories

The birthplace of Vermont: a history of Windsor to 1781, by Henry S. Wardner, - Find this book in a library.

Chronicles of Windsor: 1761-1975, by Katherine E Conlin; Wilma Burnham Paronto; Stella Vitty Henry - Find this book in a library.

Windsor heritage: birthplace of Vermont's constitution and industry, by Katherine E Conlin - Find this book in a library. 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

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Migration

Military

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Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office The following are Windsor town records available online:

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

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Windsor Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1783-1904; general index to land records, 1783-1882, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1921-1997; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, ca. 1765-1996, and Records of births, deaths, and marriages, v. 1-3, 1764-1858.

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:

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

Probate Records

The probate district for Windsor is Windsor.
Windsor Probate Court
PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg)
N. Springfield, VT 05150
Phone: (802) 886-2284

School Records

Tax Records

Websites

Research Facilities

Archives

Libraries

Windsor Public Library
43 State Street
Windsor, VT 05089
Phone: (802) 674-2556
Email librarian@windsorlibrary.org
Website: http://windsorlibrary.org/

Museums

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Windsor Historical Society
PO Box 300
Windsor, VT 05089
Phone: (802) 674-2326

References

  1. ↑ History of the Town of Windsor, VT, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vermont/WindsorWindsor.html
  2. ↑ Town of Windsor, VT, http://www.windsorvt.org/history
  3. ↑ Wikipedia- Windsor, VT - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Vermont
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