Bridport, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Bridport was chartered on October 9, 1761. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census.

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


 * Bridport Centeral Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pine Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site..
 * Town Line Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wells Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Bridport Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Bridport, 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 Bridport:

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Bridport:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Bridport Historical Society VT Route 22A &amp; Crown Point Road Mailing Address: 3177 Crown Point Road Bridport, VT 05734 Email: msunderland@gmavt.net Phone: (802) 758-2654

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Bridport:

1871 Bridport Township map

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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

The probate district for Bridport is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Town Histories
There's only one Bridport in the U.S.A., by Wallace L Payne, Raymond H Lounsbury, Bridport Historical Society, et al - find this book in a library.

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 Bridport town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1959, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bridport 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.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Bridport Town Clerk 82 Crown Point Road P.O. Box 27 Bridport, VT 05734 Phone: (802) 758-2483 Clerk Email: bridporttown@gmavt.net

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