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:'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]] | :'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]] | ||
:'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]''' | :'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]''' | ||
:'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]''' | :'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]''' | ||
:'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Vermont Online Genealogy Records.|5. Vermont Online Genealogy Records.]] | :'''[[Vermont Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Vermont Online Genealogy Records.|5. Vermont Online Genealogy Records.]] | ||
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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ||
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | ||
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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ||
Government records | *Government records are known as civil registration or vital records. | ||
*Vital records were first kept in Vermont from the earliest permanent settlement, about 1760. All original records are maintained by the town or city and can be viewed at the town or city clerk’s office. | |||
*The present vital registration law was enacted in 1857. This statute required that all vital events be recorded in the town where they occurred. A centralized registration system was established in 1919. | |||
*They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. | |||
*They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. | |||
*Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. <br> | |||
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*'''1700-2008''': [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/500/vermont-births-marriages-and-deaths-1700-2008 Vermont: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1700-2008] at American Ancestors; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1720-1908''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4661 Vermont Vital Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1732-2005''': {{RecordSearch|1987653|Vermont Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1760-1954''': {{RecordSearch|1784223|Vermont Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1760-2008''': {{RecordSearch|2075288|Vermont Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1850-2005''': {{RecordSearch|1627819|Vermont Town Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | |||
*'''1765-1908''': {{RecordSearch|1675544|Vermont Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1909-2008''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1605 Vermont Birth Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1981-2001''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8957 Vermont Birth Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span> | |||
*'''1718-1940''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=vermont US Marriages] at Findmypast; index only ($) | |||
*'''1791-1974''': {{RecordSearch|1675550|Vermont Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1909-2008''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1606 Vermont Marriage Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1981-1984, 1989-2001''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8956 Vermont Marriage Index] at Ancestry - index only ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span> | |||
*'''1871-1965''': {{RecordSearch|1675549|Vermont Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1909-2008''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1607 Vermont Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1981-2001''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3269 Vermont Death Index] at Ancestry - index only | |||
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'''Obituaries'''<br> | '''Obituaries'''<br> | ||
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Archives.com Obituaries for Vermont] ($) | |||
*[http://obituaries.proquest.com/obitsweb/obits/do/home ProQuest Obituaries for Vermont]($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection for Vermont] ($) | |||
*[http://vermontobits.tributes.com/ Vermont Obituary search] | |||
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/vt/ GenealogyBuff Vermont] | |||
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Vermont&p_nbid=&kbid=10435 ObitsArchive.com - Vermont] ($) | |||
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/vermont_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org - Vermont Newspaper Obituaries Listings] | |||
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/vt.htm The Obituary Link Page - Vermont Obituary Links] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} — index and images | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=48 Newspaper Obituary collection for Vermont: starts about 2003 to present] ($) | |||
'''Cemeteries'''<br> | '''Cemeteries'''<br> | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] | |||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1675549|Vermont Deaths and Burials, 1871-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Vermont Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/vermont-cemetery-records.htm Vermont Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy] | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/vt/index.htm Vermont Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment] | |||
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/cemetery-records-vermont.htm Vermont Cemetery Records] at [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/index.html New Horizons Genealogy] | |||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/vermont/vermont.html VermontTombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project] | |||
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/vermont/index.html Online Vermont Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=jewish&cemetery-loc=vermont&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_49 Jewish Cemeteries in Vermont] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=hebrew&cemetery-loc=vermont&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=state_49 Hebrew Cemeteries in Vermont] at [https://www.findagrave.com Find-A-Grave] | |||
*[https://iajgscemetery.org/usa/vermont-vt/ Vermont Jewish Cemetery Project] at [https://iajgscemetery.org/ International Jewish Cemetery Project] | |||
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For more information, see [[Vermont Obituaries]] and [[Vermont Cemeteries]]. | For more information, see [[Vermont Obituaries]] and [[Vermont Cemeteries]]. | ||
==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.== | ==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..== | ||
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature. | Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=361 '''Vermont, United States Historical Images, New Version'''] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?page=1&place=361 '''Vermont, United States Historical Images, Old Version'''] | ||
==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Vermont Online Genealogy Records.== | ==Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Vermont Online Genealogy Records.== | ||
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As families believe they have researched their pedigrees back in time as far as possible, they sometimes choose to gather information on all the descendants of a particular ancestor or even all of their ancestors. This article explains possible steps to take on such a project in Vermont online records.
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Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.[edit | edit source]
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
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For more information on census records, see Vermont Census and United States Census.
Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.[edit | edit source]
- Government records are known as civil registration or vital records.
- Vital records were first kept in Vermont from the earliest permanent settlement, about 1760. All original records are maintained by the town or city and can be viewed at the town or city clerk’s office.
- The present vital registration law was enacted in 1857. This statute required that all vital events be recorded in the town where they occurred. A centralized registration system was established in 1919.
- They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names.
- They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom.
- Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept.
- 1700-2008: Vermont: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1700-2008 at American Ancestors; index & images ($)
- 1720-1908: Vermont Vital Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1732-2005: Vermont Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1760-1954: Vermont Vital Records at FamilySearch; index & images
- 1760-2008: Vermont Vital Records at FamilySearch; index only
- 1850-2005: Vermont Town Records at FamilySearch; index & images
Births
- 1765-1908: Vermont Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only
- 1909-2008: Vermont Birth Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1981-2001: Vermont Birth Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
Marriages
- 1718-1940: US Marriages at Findmypast; index only ($)
- 1791-1974: Vermont Marriages at FamilySearch; index only
- 1909-2008: Vermont Marriage Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1981-1984, 1989-2001: Vermont Marriage Index at Ancestry - index only ($)
Deaths
- 1871-1965: Vermont Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only
- 1909-2008: Vermont Death Records at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1981-2001: Vermont Death Index at Ancestry - index only
For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Vermont, see How to Find Vermont Birth Records, How to Find Vermont Marriage Records, and How to Find Vermont Death Records.
Step 3: Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.[edit | edit source]
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before XXXX. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.
Obituaries
- Archives.com Obituaries for Vermont ($)
- ProQuest Obituaries for Vermont($)
- Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection for Vermont ($)
- Vermont Obituary search
- GenealogyBuff Vermont
- ObitsArchive.com - Vermont ($)
- ObituariesHelp.org - Vermont Newspaper Obituaries Listings
- The Obituary Link Page - Vermont Obituary Links
- United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 — index and images
- Newspaper Obituary collection for Vermont: starts about 2003 to present ($)
Cemeteries
- Find-A-Grave
- Find a Grave Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current at Ancestry
- Billion Graves
- BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- BillionGraves Index at Findmypast ($)
- United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969 at FamilySearch - How to Use This Collection
- Vermont Deaths and Burials, 1871-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Vermont Cemetery Records at AccessGenealogy
- Vermont Cemetery Records at Interment
- Vermont Cemetery Records at New Horizons Genealogy
- VermontTombstone Transcription Project at USGenWeb Transcription Project
- Online Vermont Obituary and Cemetery Indexes at DeathIndexes
- Jewish Cemeteries in Vermont at Find-A-Grave
- Hebrew Cemeteries in Vermont at Find-A-Grave
- Vermont Jewish Cemetery Project at International Jewish Cemetery Project
For more information, see Vermont Obituaries and Vermont Cemeteries.
Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..[edit | edit source]
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
- Vermont, United States Historical Images, New Version
- Vermont, United States Historical Images, Old Version
Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Vermont Online Genealogy Records.[edit | edit source]
The steps given here are intended to list record sources which can most efficiently identify descendants. Many other online records which might or might not mention descendants are listed in the Vermont Online Genealogy Records page, including immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, and probate records, and others. These can be records that cover a smaller group within the population, such as men who served in the military, etc.