Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Brattleboro, Vermont at Wikipedia

Brattleboro is a river town rich in history. It was the site of the first permanent English settlement in Vermont, Fort Dummer, in 1724. The town was chartered on December 26, 1753.

The French and Indian Wars prevented settlement of the original grant, and Benning Wentworth renewed the charter in 1760 and 1761. Originally Brattleborough, the town was named for the first grantee, Colonel William Brattle, Jr. of Boston.

It was in 1888 that Postal authorities decided that all towns ending with -borough should be shortened to -boro. Vermont went along with it and Brattleborough became Brattleboro.

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

Adjacent Towns
Adjacent towns: 

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

Brattleboro Town Clerk
Brattleboro Town Clerk 230 Main St # 108 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 251-8157 Email: townclerk@brattleboro.org Website: http://www.brattleboro.org/index.asp?SEC=D2B84780-DAA5-440E-A75D-65C89670222C

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

Births

 * 1752-1814 Brattleboro, VT: Vital Records, 1752-1814 at American Ancestors - index ($)

Marriages

 * 1752-1814 Brattleboro, VT: Vital Records, 1752-1814 at American Ancestors - index ($)

Deaths

 * 1752-1814 Brattleboro, VT: Vital Records, 1752-1814 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

Brattleboro

 * Brattleboro Retreat Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Locust Rdge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Meeting House Hill Cemetery (aka Orchard Street Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Morningside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Prospect Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Michaels Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

West Brattleboro

 * Barrows Road Cemetery (aka Ames Hill Cemetery, Mixer Cemetery, Robertson Cemetery, Ward Cemetery, Winchester Cemetery) inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Glen Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Brattleboro Cemetery (aka Mather Cemetery) - insciptions at Find A Grave site.

Record of deaths made from monuments in the different cemeteries in the town of Brattleboro, that died before 1857 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Cemeteries of Brattleboro, Vermont and West Brattleboro, Vermont.


 * Brattleboro Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windham 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 Brattleboro, 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 Brattleboro:


 * St. Michael's Church (Brattleboro, Vermont) Parish registers, no. 1-4, 1866-1930 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Records of marriages in the parish of St. Michael's Church, 1869-1897 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * The history of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1853-1978, by Paul A Carnahan (1982) - find this book in a library.

City Directories

 * 1871-1962 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Brattleboro at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * 1935, 1951 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Brattleboro at Ancestry - index & images, ($),some years may be missing
 * Brattleboro (Vermont) city directories (1901-1935) - available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories.

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

 * A Brief History Of Brattleboro - Town of Brattleboro, Vermont
 * Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont : early history with biographical sketches of some of its citizens - view a digital copy of this book free of charge online at FamilySearch.
 * A monograph on the origin and early life of Brattleboro, by Lewis Grout (1899) - digital copy available free of charge online.
 * Brattleboro, selected historical vignettes, by John N. Houpis, Jr (1973) - Find this book in a library.
 * Annals of Brattleboro, 1681-1895, Mary R. Cabot (1921) - digital copy available free of charge online - Volume 1 and Volume 2.

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


 * 1869 map of Brattleboro

Medical Records

 * 1845-1848 Brattleboro, VT: Wesselhoeft Water Cure, 1845-1848 at American Ancestors - index & images, ($)

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

 * Brattleboro Reformer
 * 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 Brattleboro town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1779-2002, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brattleboro Town Clerk's Office. These include Brattleboro, Vermont, deeds/land records 1783-1871 and indexes, and Town and vital records, 1779-1915; index to vital records, 1778-1864.

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

The probate district for Brattleboro is Marlboro. Marlboro Probate Court 80 Flat St, Suite 104 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 257-2898
 * 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
Brooks Memorial Library 224 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone: (802) 254-5290 Website: http://brookslibraryvt.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Albany New York Family History Center
 * Bennington Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library
 * The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Brattleboro Historical Society 230 Main St #301 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Phone:( 802) 258-4957 Email: histsoc@sover.net Website: http://brattleborohistoricalsociety.org/