Hartford, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Hartford, Vermont at Wikipedia Hartford was chartered in 1761 and was the first town east of the Green Mountains to be chartered after the French and Indian War. The Town of Hartford consists of the villages of Quechee, White River Junction, Hartford, West Hartford, and Wilder.

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

Hartford Town Clerk
Hartford Town Clerk 171 Bridge St. White River Junction, VT 05001 Phone: (802) 295-2785 Email: mhill@hartford-vt.org Website: http://www.hartford-vt.org/

Vital Records

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

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
West Hartford Quechee White River Junction Wilder
 * The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Hartford. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.
 * Braley-Simonds Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Center of Town Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Russtown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Savage Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wrights Tomb - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tucker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Hartford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Quechee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hartford Point Cemetery (aka Hartford Cemetery, Hartford Village Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery (aka South End Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Christian Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hartford Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Hartford, 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 Hartford:
 * Dothan Church Marriages (early 1800s), Hartford, Vermont
 * Congregational Church (West Hartford, Vermont) records, 1830-1886 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories

 * 1915 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Hartford at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * 1915-1941 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Hartford at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

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

Local Histories

 * Town of Hartford, GenWeb
 * History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker - book is available free of charge online. View digital version at FamilySearch.
 * Historical highlights of the town of Hartford, Vermont, 1761-1974, by John W St Croix - Find this book in a library.

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


 * 1869 map of Hartford

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:
 * 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
 * Rutland Herald Newspaper
 * 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 Hartford town records available online:
 * FamilySearch.
 * Land records, 1765-1901; index to land records, 1765-1901**Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997

Probate Records

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

Libraries

 * Hartford Library, Inc. 1587 Maple Street P.O. Box 512 Hartford, VT 05047 Phone: (802) 296-2568 Eamil: Hartford@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://www.hartfordvtlibrary.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

 * Hartford Historical Society 1461 Maple St. P. O. Box 547 Hartford, VT 05047 Phone: (802) 296-3132 Email: genealogyhartfordhistory.org Website: http://www.hartfordhistory.org/