Bristol, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Bristol, Vermont at Wikipedia

Originally chartered on June 26, 1762, the town was named Pocock. The town was renamed Bristol in 1789, generally believed to be after Bristol, Rhode Island. The population was 3,894 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

Bristol Town Clerk
1 South St. PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2410 Website: http://www.bristolvt.org/

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

Births

 * 1771-1859 Bristol, VT: Vital Records, 1771-1859 at American Ancestors - index ($)

Marriages

 * 1771-1859 Bristol, VT: Vital Records, 1771-1859 at American Ancestors - index ($)

Deaths

 * 1771-1859 Bristol, VT: Vital Records, 1771-1859 at American Ancestors - index ($)

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


 * Briggs Hill Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Greenwood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Varney Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Bristol, Vermont Cemetery Records, 1801-1905, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. and some family history centers. Call ahead for availability.


 * Bristol Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison 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 Bristol, 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 Bristol:

Bristol Federated Church History

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and 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
The following are online land records for the town of Bristol:
 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1774-1926 (*) Addison County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * History of Bristol, Vermont (1762-1940), by Carrie K Harvey and Clara M Kellogg (1941) - find this book in a library.
 * History of Bristol, Vermont, 1762-1980, by Kenneth W Dike (1981) - find this book in a library.
 * Bristol, Vermont : the early history, by Harvey Munsill (1979) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1871 Bristol Township map

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:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press Rutland Herald

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 Bristol town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1868-1981, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bristol Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1785-1851, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1999; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1999.

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Bristol:
 * Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: 802-388-2612
 * 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

Libraries
Lawrence Memorial Library 40 North Street Bristol, Vermont Phone: (802) 453-2366 Website: http://www.lawrencelibrary.net/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont 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
Bristol Historical Society 19 West Street Bristol, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-3439 Website: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/10021