Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
St. Johnsbury, Vermont at Wikipedia

St. Johnsbury was originally granted in 1760 as part of the New Hampshire Grants and named Bessborough. It was rechartered on November 1, 1786 by the Vermont Legislature and named Dunmore. The town was officially organized in 1790 when it was then named St. Johnsbury. St. Johnsbury (sometimes locally known as "St. Jay") became the shire town (county seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont in 1856. The population was 7,603 at the 2010 census.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Saint Johnsbury Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Town of St. Johnsbury Pomerleau Building 51 Depot Square, Suite 3 Phone: (802) 748-3926 Website: http://www.stjvt.com/

Vital Records

 * FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Town Reports
The town of Saint Johnsbury kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Saint Johnsbury kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

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:.
 * 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:.
 * 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:.
 * 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

 * Saint Johnsbury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Caledonia County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day St. Johnsbury. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Caledonia County, website at this link.


 * Goss Hollow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Calvary Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johnsbury Center (Old) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Johnsbury Center (New) Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Saint Johnsbury, 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 Saint Johnsbury:

First Congregational Church Records, 1809-1918 are available on microfilm at the Family History Center.

Universalist Society Church Records, 1825-1854 are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * 1901 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, St Johnsbury at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1901-1954 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Saint Johnsbury at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * 1912-1948 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, St Johnsburry (sic) at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates St. Johnsbury directories: 1875, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1909, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1935, and 1939.
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Compiled Genealogies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1797-1805 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). Sheriff at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1821-1896 (*) Caledonia County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * USGenWeb St. Johnsbury, Vermont
 * St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

The town of St. Johnsbury, Vt. : a review of one hundred twenty-five years to the anniversary pageant 1912, by Edward T. Fairbanks - view a digital copy of this book online.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Saint Johnsbury at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Saint Johnsbury at FamilySearch Places
 * Saint Johnsbury at Google Maps
 * Saint Johnsbury at Mapcarta
 * Town of Saint Johnsbury at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * Historic Map Works.com
 * 1875 map of St. Johnsbury
 * 1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 1
 * 1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 2
 * 1875 map of St. Johnsbury Town, part 3

Military
Searchable by Town Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see: Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1865, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * 1861-1865 Soldiers' Record of the Town of St Johnsbury, Vermont in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865

Soldiers' record of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, are available on microfilm at the Family History Center.

Newspapers

 * Burlington Burlington Free Press
 * Barre-Montpelier The Times-Argus
 * The Caledonian Record
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records
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: The following are Saint Johnsbury town records available online: Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1788 -2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the St. Johnsbury Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1787-1930; index to land records, 1787-1993.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Saint Johnsbury:

The probate district for St. Johnsbury is Caledonia

Caledonia Probate Division 1126 Main St, Ste 1 St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-6605
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Newport Vermont Family History Center
 * Plattsburgh New York Family History Center
 * Randolph New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
St Johnsbury Athenaeum 1171 Main St. St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-8291 Website: http://www.stjathenaeum.org/

St. Johnsbury History &amp; Heritage Center