Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Middlebury was chartered on November 2, 1761 and was settled just after the Revolutionary War. It is the Shire Town and largest community in Addison county with a population of approximately 8,500.

Middlebury is also home to the internationally recognized Middlebury College which was founded in 1800. Its original purpose was to train young men from Vermont and neighboring states for the ministry and other learned professions of the early 19th century. In 1883, it became one of the first formerly all-male schools in New England to admit women

Cemeteries

 * Middlebury Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Middlebury. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Case Street Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Foote Street Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Middlebury Cemetery (also known as West Cemetery) - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.


 * Old Town Cemetery (also known as Hammond Cemetery, Old Middlebury Cemetery) inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Prospect Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.


 * Saint Marys Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.


 * Seeley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Washington Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Cemetery records of Middlebury, Vermont are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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 Middlebury, 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 Middlebury:
 * Marriages, 1814-1839, performed by missionaries of the Baptist Church in western Vermont and central New York are on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Records of the town of Middlebury, Vermont : from its beginning, to and including the year 1820 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Middlebury:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Ilsley Public Library 75 Main Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-4095 Website: http://www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Middlebury: 1871 map of Middlebury Township

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Middlebury is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

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

History of the Town of Middlebury: In the Country of Addison, Vermont (1859), by Samuel Swift - view digital copy of book online.

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 Middlebury town records available online: Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1806-2002, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Middlebury Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records, 1806-1866, 1901, Land records, deeds, mortgages 1786-1916, and County records including deeds of Middlebury, Vermont, 1784-1870; index to deeds, 1774-1926.

Middlebury Town Clerk 4 Main Street Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Phone: (802) 388-8100 Website: http://www.townofmiddlebury.org/

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

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