Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Cavendish, Vermont at Wikipedia

The charter for Cavendish was issued by New Hampshire on October 12, 1761 and the Town was rechartered by New York on June 16, 1762. Cavendish was most likely named for William Cavendish, the fourth Duke of Devonshire.

The Town of Cavendish was home to U.S.S.R. dissident and author, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn from 1977 to 1994. The Nobel Laureate called Cavendish home because it was a place where he could find sanctuary and a quiet atmosphere in which to write. Once Communist rule in Russia was over, he decided to return to Russia.

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

Cavendish Town Clerk
Town of Cavendish Mailing Address: P.O. Box 126 Physical Address: 37 High St. Cavendish, VT 05142 Phone: (802) 226-7291 Clerk Email: j.pixley@comcast.net Website: Cavendishvt Facebook: Facebook Cavendish-Vermont

Vital Records

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

Town Reports
The town of Cavendish kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Cavendish kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

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

 * Cavendish Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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


 * Cavendish Center Cemetery (aka Mount Union Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cavendish Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Coffeen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Farr Cemetery - inscriptions a Find A Grave site.
 * Hillcrest Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Old Revoluntionary War Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Proctor Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Twenty Mile Stream Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cemeteries of Cavendish, Vermont records are available onmicrofilm at the FamilySearch Library.

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 Cavendish, 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 Cavendish:
 * First Universalist Church Records, 1848-1965, are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * Baptist Church Records, 1866-1966, are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.

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

 * History of Cavendish, Vermont., by Lois Wheeler (1952) - Find this book in a library.
 * Families of Cavendish : the early settlers of the Black River Valley in Windsor County, Vermont : a social and genealogical history, by Linda Margaret Farr Welch, Carmine Guica, and Barbara B Kingsbury (1999) - Find this book in a library.
 * Neither wealth nor poverty; the history of the woolen mills of Gay Brothers, 1869-1944, Tunbridge, Cavendish, Vermont, by Janet Mabie (1944) - Find this book in a library.
 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

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


 * 1869 map of Cavendish

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

 * Rutland Herald Newspaper
 * 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 Cavendish town records available online:
 * Digital images of Cavendish Town records, 1782-1996, are available online at FamilySearch.

'The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the Cavendish Town Clerk's Office. These include:'
 * Land records, 1761-1904; indexes to land records, 1761-1952, *Town records, 1776-1885, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1900-1996, and Records of marriages, births and deaths, 1840-1900; indexes to marriages, 1778-1883.

Probate Records

 * The probate district for Cavendish 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

 * Cavendish Fletcher Community Library 573 Main St. Proctorsville, VT 05153 Phone: (802) 226-7503 Email: Kwelch@wswsu.org Website: Cavendish Library

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
 * Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch 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

 * Cavendish Historical Society PO Box 472 Cavendish, VT 05142. Phone: (802) 226-7807 Website: Cavendish Historical Society News Blogspot