Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Pomfret, Vermont at Wikipedia

Pomfret was chartered July 8, 1761. Pomfret was called "New Pomfret" at first because most of the people who settled there came from the Pomfret, Connecticut.

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

Pomfret Town Clerk
Pomfret Town Clerk 5218 Pomfret Road, North Pomfret, VT 05053 Phone: (802) 457-3861 Website: http://pomfretvt.us/

Vital Records

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

Births

 * 1778-1860 Pomfret, VT: Vital Records, 1778-1860 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Marriages

 * 1778-1860 Pomfret, VT: Vital Records, 1778-1860 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Deaths

 * 1778-1860 Pomfret, VT: Vital Records, 1778-1860 at American Ancestors - index & images ($)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Pomfret. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.
 * Pomfret Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
 * Pomfret, Vermont Cemetery records, 1829-1972, available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Bunker Hill Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Burns Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hewittville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site

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 Pomfret, 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 Pomfret:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * Pomfret, Vermont in two volumes, by Henry H. Vail - view a digital version of this book at FamilySearch.

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


 * Map of modern Pomfret

Military
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:
 * Enrolled militia records, 1863-1866, are available on microfilm in the Family History Library.
 * 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:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * The Vermont Standard

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 Pomfret town records available online:
 * Digital images of Pomfret Town records, 1967-1996, are available online at FamilySearch.
 * Land records, 1769-1880; general index to land records, 1769-1952*Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1770-1996*Town proceedings, 1773-1914

Probate Records

 * The probate district for Pomfret is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street PO Box 275 Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503

Libraries

 * Abbott Memorial Library 15 Library St. PO Box 95 South Pomfret, VT 05067 Phone: (802) 457-2236 Email: abbottlibrary@gmail.com Website: http://www.abbottmemoriallibrary.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library

Societies

 * Pomfret Historical Society Bartlett Brook Road PO Box 54 South Pomfret, VT 05067 Phone: (802) 457-1021