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=== Federal Censuses ===
=== Federal Censuses ===


'''Population Schedules (1790–1920)'''. Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Census|"Census"]] section of the United States Research Outline (30972) provides detailed information about these records.
'''Population Schedules (1790–1920)'''. Many federal census records are at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Census Records]] provides detailed information about these records.


The Family History Library has microfilms of the U.S. federal censuses of Vermont taken every 10 years from 1790 (actually taken in 1791), 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1890 census was destroyed, but the 1890 Civil War Union veterans schedule and a published index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives.
The Family History Library has microfilms of the U.S. federal censuses of Vermont taken every 10 years from 1790 (actually taken in 1791), 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. The 1890 census was destroyed, but the 1890 Civil War Union veterans schedule and a published index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives.
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FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer Version 4.0. Family Tree Maker Archives, index. Brøderbund Software, Novato, California, 1997. (FHL compact disc number 9, 1997 index; FamilyFinder is a trademark of Brøderbund Software, Inc.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to the 1790–1860 federal censuses of Vermont and New England, the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules, and various petitions, Vermont state papers, and selected town records from about 1760 to 1797. An Internet edition of this index is also available:
FamilyFinder™ Index and Viewer Version 4.0. Family Tree Maker Archives, index. Brøderbund Software, Novato, California, 1997. (FHL compact disc number 9, 1997 index; FamilyFinder is a trademark of Brøderbund Software, Inc.) This does not circulate to Family History Centers. It is a single composite index to the 1790–1860 federal censuses of Vermont and New England, the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules, and various petitions, Vermont state papers, and selected town records from about 1760 to 1797. An Internet edition of this index is also available:


"Internet FamilyFinder™." FamilyTreeMaker.com [database on-line]. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 21 July 1999 [cited 13 August 1999]. Available at [http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html]<nowiki>; INTERNET. (FamilyTreeMaker and FamilyFinder are trademarks of Brøderbund Software, Inc.)  You can search the Internet FamilyFinder index for free. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search. It may also list many vital records and genealogical collection citations. Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, microfiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. Similar index information is also available at www.Ancestry.com/census/ for a subscription fee.</nowiki>
"Internet FamilyFinder™." FamilyTreeMaker.com [database on-line]. Novato, California: Brøderbund Software, 21 July 1999 [cited 13 August 1999]. Available at [http://www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html www.familytreemaker.com/allsearch.html]<nowiki>; INTERNET. (FamilyTreeMaker and FamilyFinder are trademarks of Brøderbund Software, Inc.) You can search the Internet FamilyFinder index for free. It displays the census year and state for each name matching the search. It may also list many vital records and genealogical collection citations. Once you know the census year and state, you must use the original index on compact disc, microfiche, or book to obtain enough data to easily find the name in the original census schedules. Similar index information is also available at www.Ancestry.com/census/ for a subscription fee.</nowiki>


Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of the U.S. Census and Other Records.'' Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (This has no FHL fiche number, but it is available on microfiche at many Family History Centers.) Census indexes for 1790, 1800, and 1810; Vermont state papers; and various town records from about 1760 to 1797 are combined together on Search 1. Separate Vermont 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. Mortality schedules for 1850 and 1860 are combined on Search 8.
Jackson, Ronald Vern. ''AIS Microfiche Indexes of the U.S. Census and Other Records.'' Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1984. (This has no FHL fiche number, but it is available on microfiche at many Family History Centers.) Census indexes for 1790, 1800, and 1810; Vermont state papers; and various town records from about 1760 to 1797 are combined together on Search 1. Separate Vermont 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850 indexes are on other searches. Mortality schedules for 1850 and 1860 are combined on Search 8.
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<br />Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340 [set of 8].) This guide lists all Vermont towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and FHL film numbers.
<br>Buckway, G. Eileen. ''U.S. 1910 Federal Census: Unindexed States: A Guide to Finding Census Enumeration Districts for Unindexed Cities, Towns, and Villages''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 1992. (FHL book 973 X2bu 1910; fiche 6101340 [set of 8].) This guide lists all Vermont towns (or wards) with their 1910 census enumeration district numbers and FHL film numbers.


'''Mortality Schedules (1850–1880)'''. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules are indexed in the multi-state indexes described previously.
'''Mortality Schedules (1850–1880)'''. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules are indexed in the multi-state indexes described previously.


The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules (lists of persons who died in the preceding 12 months) are at the Vermont Department of Libraries. The 1870 schedule is also at the National Archives. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provide for the living, mortality schedules also state the month and cause of death and the number of days ill. The Family History Library has abstracts of the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules in volumes 17 and 18 of the Daughters of the American Revolution records described in the [[Vermont Societies|"Societies" ]]section of this outline. The abstracts may show the county of residence, name, age, sex, color, marital status, and occupation of the deceased. The library also has the 1880 mortality schedules:
The 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 mortality schedules (lists of persons who died in the preceding 12 months) are at the Vermont Department of Libraries. The 1870 schedule is also at the National Archives. In addition to providing the same information about the deceased person that the regular census schedules provide for the living, mortality schedules also state the month and cause of death and the number of days ill. The Family History Library has abstracts of the 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules in volumes 17 and 18 of the Daughters of the American Revolution records described in the [[Vermont Societies|"Societies"]] section of this outline. The abstracts may show the county of residence, name, age, sex, color, marital status, and occupation of the deceased. The library also has the 1880 mortality schedules:


United States. Census Office. ''10th Census, 1880. Vermont Mortality Returns, 1880''. Montpelier, Vermont: Public Records Division, 1982. (FHL film 1405371.)
United States. Census Office. ''10th Census, 1880. Vermont Mortality Returns, 1880''. Montpelier, Vermont: Public Records Division, 1982. (FHL film 1405371.)
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'''Web Sites'''
'''Web Sites'''


Ancestry has all of the US censuses indexed, digitized and online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com].  Some of these are free databases and others are only accessible through a subscription to the site.
Ancestry has all of the US censuses indexed, digitized and online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ www.ancestry.com]. Some of these are free databases and others are only accessible through a subscription to the site.
 
Some other sites are<br>http://www.heritagequestonline.com/<br>This site also has most of the federal censuses but is only accessible through your local public library.


Some other sites are<br />http://www.heritagequestonline.com/<br />This site also has most of the federal censuses but is only accessible through your local public library.
http://www.census-online.com/links/VT/<br>http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/vermont.htm<br>


http://www.census-online.com/links/VT/<br />'''http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/vermont.htm<br />'''
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