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United States Vermont  Chittenden   Colchester 

Brief History
Colchester was chartered on June 7, 1763. Colchester was first settled by Ira and Ethan Allen and their cousin, Remember Baker. Ira Allen was the first Town Clerk. The population was 17,067 at the 2010 census making Colchester the second-largest town in Vermont by population.

Historical Data
Vintage Photos

Town Histories
Around the mountains: historical essays about Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, and Monkton, by William Wallace Higbee; Kathleen McKinley Harris; Mary G Lighthall (1991) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Colchester is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Charlotte, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1863-1865

Maps
1869 map of Colechester

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Colchester. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Chittenden County, website at this link.


 * Barber Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Bradley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grandview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Morningside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ploof Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Quinlan-Sherman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Charlotte and East Charlotte [Vermont] Baptist churches and societies' records, 1807-1958, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Colchester Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1774-1912; indexes, 1763-1922.

Charlotte Town Clerk 159 Ferry Road P.O. BOX 119 Charlotte, Vermont 05445 Phone: (802) 425-3071 Website: http://www.charlottevt.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Burnham Memorial Library 898 Main Street (Rte. 2A) Colchester, VT 05446 Phone: (802) 264-5660 Website: http://colchestervt.gov/Library/

Colchester Historical Society