Weston, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Weston, Vermont at Wikipedia

Weston was originally the “West Town” of the town of Andover, whose charter was granted in 1761. The present town of Weston, chartered on October 26, 1799, was created because the Markham and Terrible Mountains made it impossible to get from one side of town to the other. When the Legislature created the new town, its name was obvious.

At the center of Weston is numerous residences, the Town offices, the fire station, the Weston Playhouse/community center. The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

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

Weston Town Clerk
Weston Town Office 12 Lawrence Hill Rd PO Box 98 Weston, VT 05161 Phone: (802) 824-6645 Email: clerk@westonvt.org Website: http://westonvt.org/

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 Weston. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.


 * Forefathers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Island Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Weston Priory - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Weston Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

To see the churches in Weston, 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 Weston:

1. Old Parish Church   Mailing Address: PO Box 125    Physical Address: VT Route 100    Weston, VT 05161    Phone: (802) 824 4452    Website: http://www.oldparishchurch.org/index.html

2. Church on the Hill   Mailing Address: PO Box 74    Physical Address: Lawrence Hill Road    Weston, VT 05161    Website: http://www.vtchurchonthehill.org/

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

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

Local Histories
Waters of the lonely way : a chronicle of Weston, Vermont 1761 to 1978, by Ernestine Dunaway Pannes - Find the book in a library.

Weston, Vermont : a picture of a Vermont hill town one hundred years ago and today, by Earle W Newton - Find the book in a library.

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


 * Modern day map of Weston

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

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

Newspapers

 * 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: Digital images of Weston Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.
 * Land records, 1800-1900; index to land records, 1800-1945
 * Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1772-1996

Probate Records
The probate district for Weston is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284
 * 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
Wilder Memorial Library 24 Lawrence Hill Rd. Weston, VT 05161 Phone:(802) 824-4307 Email: wilderweston@gmail.com Website: http://wildermemoriallibrary.org/

FamilySearch 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
Weston Historical Society Box 247 Weston, VT 05161 Phone: (802) 824-5294 website: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/10201