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United States Vermont  Windsor   Chester

Brief History
Chester was chartered by Gov. Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. There were three charters issued: one on Feb. 22, 1754 t the town of Flamstead, the seacond frant was issued on Nov. 3, 1761 to the town of "Ne w Flamstead" and it was the third charter issued by the Govenor of New York on July 14, 1766 t the town of "Chester."

The "Stone Village" section of town consists of 30 dwellings erected by two brothers from 1834 through the 1850s. The builders used rock quarried from Mount Flamstead as the construction stone. The mountain is the only feature that retains any reference to the town's first chartered name.

Town Histories
History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761-April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker - book is available free of charge online. View digital version at FamilySearch.

Historical highlights of the town of Hartford, Vermont, 1761-1974, by John W St Croix - 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 Chester is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Maps
1869 map of Hartford

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

Hartford

 * Centertown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Russtown Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Savage Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Simonds Cemetery
 * Tucker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wights Tomb - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Dothan Church Marriages (early 1800s), Hartford, Vermont

Congregational Church (West Hartford, Vermont) records, 1830-1886 are on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Digital images of Chester Town records, 1764-1997, are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Chester Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1765-1901; index to land records, 1765-1901, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997.

Town of Chester P. O Box 370 Chester, VT 05143 Phone: (802) 875-2173 Website: http://www.chester.govoffice.com/

Newspapers
Rutland Herald Newspaper

Libraries and Historical Societies
Chester Historical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 118 Chester, VT 05143 Email: knotz69@gmail.com Website: http://www.chester.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&amp;SEC=%7BAC9C6466-06FE-4241-A699-E46CC830EF3C%7D

Whiting Library 117 Main Street Chester, VT 05143 Phone: (802) 875-2277 Email: whitinglibrary@yahoo.com Website: www.whitinglibrary.wordpress.com