Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Chittenden   Colchester 

Brief History
Colchester was chartered on June 7, 1763. Colchester was first settled by Ira and Ethan Allen and their cousin, Remember Baker. Ira Allen was the first Town Clerk. The population was 17,067 at the 2010 census making Colchester the second-largest town in Vermont by population.

Historical Data
Vintage Photos

Town Histories

 * History of the town of Colchester, Ruth Wright Paulsen (1963) - find this book in a library.
 * Colchester Center : the evolution of a village, Kenneth A Degree; Colchester Historical Society (1998) - find this book in a library.
 * Look around Colchester and Milton, Vermont, Lilian Baker Carlisle; Christopher W Closs; Chittenden County Historical Society.; et al (1975) - 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 Colchester is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Colchester Vermont Enrolled Militia records, 1863-1867 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1869 map of Colechester

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Colchester. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Chittenden County, website at this link.


 * Champlain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Colchester Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fanny Allen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Holy Cross Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mallett's Bay Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Merrill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Methodist Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Munson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Stephen's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1795-2001, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Colchester Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1774-1912; indexes, 1763-1922.

Colchester Town Clerk 781 Blakely Rd. PO Box 55 Colchester, VT 05446 Phone: (802) 264-5520 Website: http://colchestervt.gov/TownClerk/townClerkHome.shtml

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Burnham Memorial Library 898 Main Street (Rte. 2A) Colchester, VT 05446 Phone: (802) 264-5660 Website: http://colchestervt.gov/Library/

Colchester Historical Society