Halifax, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Halifax, Vermont at Wikipedia

The Town of Halifax was chartered on May 11, 1750 by Benning Wentworth, the Governor of New Hampshire, and was settled very soon after the grant was issued. Settlements were commenced in the town during the year following the issue of its charter, in 1751, but those who undertook them were not able to prosecute their plans on account of the hostility of the Indians.

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

Halifax Town Clerk
Halifax Town Office 246 Branch Road PO Box 127 West Halifax, VT 05358 Phone: (802) 368-7390 Website: http://www.halifaxvermont.com/

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

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 Halifax. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link. Several of the cemeteries in Halifax have more than one name. For consistancey - each of the cemeteries will be listed under the name it has been given by the Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA). If a cemetery is known by any other name it be noted.


 * Bascom Cemetery - south side of Collins Road on old trail - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Halifax Center Cemetery - on the north side of Jacksonville Stage Road - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Hall Cemetery - off Tony Hanson Road on private drive - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Hatch Road Cemetery, also known as Hatch Cemetery - Hatch School Road - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Prouty Cemetery - on Thomas Hill Road, north side, across the road from the Thomas Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Stafford Cemetery - not located on a main road but in the woods off of a "legal town trail." Access is best from Jacksonville Stage Road turning onto Josh Road, a small, one lane, rutted, dirt road - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Taylor-Stacy Cemetery, also known as Taylor Cemetery, and Stacy Cemetery. - near the junction of Hatch School Road and Butterfield Road - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Thomas Hill Cemetery, also known as Stanclift Cemetery. - on Thomas Hill Road, south side, across the road from the Prouty Cemetery - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.
 * Thomas Hill-Bell-Phelps Cemetery, also known as Thomas Cemetery, and Phelps-Bell Cemetery. - on Thomas Hill Road, near the intersection of Thomas Hill Road and Hale Road - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Halifax Cemetery - at the north end of West Halifax Village, at the end of a short dirt road, behind some homes - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

NOTE: If using Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 found on FamilySearch to determine the place of burial - this resource uses Bell to refer to both Bell Cemetery and Thomas Hill-Bell-Phelps Cemetery. Using the 1953 cemetery transcriptions done by Ruby Austin will help clarify the proper cemetery - although personal visits by those contributing to Find A Grave have provided further clarity if a personal visit was made to obtain a picture of the tombstone.


 * Halifax Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * 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 Halifax, 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 Halifax:

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & 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
Born in controversy : history of Halifax, Vermont, chartered 1750, by the Halifax Historical Society (2008) - find this book in a library. Book is also available from the Halifax Historical Society.

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


 * 1869 map of Halifax

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: The following are Halifax town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1772-1865, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Halifax Town Clerk's Office. These include Birth, marriage, death certificates and transit permits (1883-2002) and index (1858-1906), Halifax, Vermont, Land records and deeds, 1772-1906; index to deeds, 1772-1937 : with town and vital records, 1772-1865, Record of marriages in the town of Halifax, from 1857 to 1868, and Registers of marriages, births, and deaths, 1857-1896.

Probate Records
The probate district for Halifax 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

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
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
 * New York State Library and New York State Archives - an affiliate library

Societies
Halifax Historical Society