Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The town of Weathersfield was chartered on August 20, 1761. Settlement began in the town before 1765 and organization took place in 1768. The first town meeting was held on May 19, 1772.

In 1830 a post office was opened at the village which is now known as Ascutney. The office was named just Corners (not Weathersfield Corners, as was intended). In 1851 the name of the post office was changed to Ascutneyville and in 1924, it was changed to Ascutney.

Although Weathersfield has the village of Ascutney and Little Ascutney Mountain, the main peak of Mount Ascutney is over the line in the towns of Windsor and West Windsor.

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


 * Greenbush Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Grout Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Hubbard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tolles Graveyard - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tuttle Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Upham-Aldrich Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Weathersfield Bow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Weathersfield Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor 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 Weathersfield, 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 Weathersfield:

1. Ascutney Union Church 5243 VT Route 5 Ascutney, VT 05030 Phone: (802) 674-2484 Website: Ascutney Union Church

City Directories
Weathersfield directory, 1915-1916 is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Historical Data
The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Weathersfield historical photos.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Weathersfield Historical Society P.O. Box 126 Weathersfield, VT 05151 Phone: (802) 263-9345 Website: Weathersfield Community Historical Society

Weathersfield Proctor Library 5181 VT Route 5 Ascutney, Vermont 05030 Phone [802] 674-2863 Email: weathersfieldproctorlibrary@gmail.com Websire: Weathersfield proctor library

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

1869 map of Weathersfield

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

The probate district for Weathersfiled is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Town Histories
The early history of Weathersfield, Vermont, by Ernest W. Butterfield - Find the book in a library. This book is available at Ancestry.com.

Weathersfield (includes Century One and Two), by John L Hurd - Find the book in a library.

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

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 Weathersfield town records available online:

Digital images of Weathersfiled Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Weathersfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1781-1900; general index to land records, 1781-1925, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996.

Weathersfield Town Clerk Physical Address: 5259 VT Route 5 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 550 Ascutney, Vermont 05030 Phone: [802) 674-9500 Email: tclerk@weathersfield.org Website: Weathers field vt Town-clerk

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

Town Report
The town of Weathersfield kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Weathersfield 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.)

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