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''[[United States|United States]] > | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Vermont|Vermont]] > Vermont Vital Records'' | ||
<br>'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | |||
== | [[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] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | ||
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== Vermont Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | |||
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Vermont Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Vermont Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | |||
*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Vermont/ Vermont Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free | |||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html# Vermont Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org] - Free | |||
*USGenWeb.org [http://orgenweb.com/ Vermont Site] - Free | |||
*Search for Vermont Collections on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search] under [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free | |||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-VT-NDX.html Vermont] - Free/$ | |||
*Wee Monster Links for Vermont [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html#Vermont Birth & Marriage] and [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ | |||
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/VT/ Vermont Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | |||
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Vermont''' or '''VT''' - Free/$ | |||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=7&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Vermont Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | |||
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/ Vermont Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | |||
If you are aware of other online databases, please feel free to add them. | |||
=== Vermont 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. | 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. | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
open / closed / state statutes | open / closed / state statutes | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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== Vital Records Indexes == | == Vital Records Indexes == | ||
Vermont. Secretary of State. ''General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, Early to 1870''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (On 287 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=279437&amp;disp=General+index+to+vital+records+of+Vermon%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 027455].) </ref>This index includes births, deaths, marriages, and most gravestones. They are arranged alphabetically within the year. Some cards are filmed out of sequence. | Vermont. Secretary of State. ''General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, Early to 1870''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. (On 287 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=279437&amp;amp;disp=General+index+to+vital+records+of+Vermon%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 027455].) </ref>This index includes births, deaths, marriages, and most gravestones. They are arranged alphabetically within the year. Some cards are filmed out of sequence. | ||
Vermont. Secretary of State. ''General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, 1871–1908''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967, 1994–95. (On 122 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=313352&amp;disp=General+index+to+vital+records+of+Vermon%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 540051].) </ref>This index includes births, deaths, and marriages. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. Some cards are filmed out of sequence. Re-filmed cards are on the end of some rolls. | Vermont. Secretary of State. ''General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, 1871–1908''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967, 1994–95. (On 122 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=313352&amp;amp;disp=General+index+to+vital+records+of+Vermon%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 540051].) </ref>This index includes births, deaths, and marriages. They are arranged alphabetically by surname. Some cards are filmed out of sequence. Re-filmed cards are on the end of some rolls. | ||
Vermont. Secretary of State. ''State Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1909–1942''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994–97. (On 278 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=733066&amp;disp=State+records+of+births%2C+marriages%2C+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 1953261].)</ref> They are arranged alphabetically by surname. | Vermont. Secretary of State. ''State Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1909–1942''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994–97. (On 278 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=733066&amp;amp;disp=State+records+of+births%2C+marriages%2C+%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1953261].)</ref> They are arranged alphabetically by surname. | ||
Vermont. Secretary of State. ''State Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1942–1954''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994–96. (On 133 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=733439&amp;disp=State+records+of+births%2C+marriages%2C+%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 1953789].) </ref>They are arranged alphabetically by surname. | Vermont. Secretary of State. ''State Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1942–1954''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994–96. (On 133 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=733439&amp;amp;disp=State+records+of+births%2C+marriages%2C+%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1953789].) </ref>They are arranged alphabetically by surname. | ||
=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family BIble may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths. | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family BIble may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths. | ||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | ||
*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Vermont''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county. | *Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for '''Vermont''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county. | ||