Lincoln, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Lincoln, Vermont at Wikipedia

Lincoln was chartered on November 9, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. Like several other Addison County towns, Lincoln was settled by members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The first Quakers settled in an area known as Mud Flat about 1795. As time went by and other Quakers joined the original group, the area became known as Quaker Stand. The meeting house is gone and the Society has dispersed, but one part of Lincoln village is still called Quaker Street. History of the Town of Lincoln, VT http://sites.rootsweb.

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

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

Town of Lincoln 62 Quaker St. Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: 802-453-2980 Email: [mailto:clerk@lincolnvermont.org clerk@lincolnvermont.org] Website

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Eubar-Odette Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Friends Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lee Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Maple Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Merrill Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Pope Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Lincoln 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 Lincoln, 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 Lincoln:

Record of births, marriages, and deaths, in the Society of Friends at Lincoln, Vermont, 1739-1905 are on microfilm at the Family History Library.

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1774-1926 (*) Addison County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * Lincoln, history of a mountain town from first settlements to the present, by Richard V. Reed, Linda Norton, and Travis Harris (1980) - view digital copy of book online.
 * Memories of a mountain town : a bi-centennial commemorative collection of old photographs contributed by her people, by David Brown; Lincoln (Vt.). Bi-Centennial Committee (1976) - find book in a library.

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


 * 1871 map of Lincoln township

Military
Searchable by Town 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
Addison County Independent ($) Burlington Free Press Rutland Herald

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 Lincoln town records available online:

Vermont, Addison County, Lincoln, land records, 1600-1900; general index, 1850-1900 can be found on - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lincoln Town Clerk's Office. These include - FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Lincoln: The probate district for Lincoln is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: 802-388-2612
 * 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

Libraries
Lincoln Library 222 West River Road Lincoln, VT 05443 Phone: (802) 453-2665 Email: lincolnlibraryvt@gmail.com Website: http://www.lincolnlibraryvt.com/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier Vermont Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library