Stockbridge, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Stockbridge, Vermont at Wikipedia

The town of Stockbridge was chartered on July 21, 1761 and the first town meeting was held on March 27, 1792. Most of the grantees were residents of Massachusetts, so it seems certain that the town was named for that Stockbridge.

The post office is located in the villiage of Gaysville, which derives its name from the families of Daniel and Jeremiah Gay.

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

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 Stockbridge. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.


 * Maplewood Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

List of names of people buried in the cemeteries of Town of Stockbridge to the year of 1919 is on microfilim at the Family Historiy Library. Film can be orderedonline.


 * Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge:

City Directories

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

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

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


 * Map of modern Stockbridge.
 * 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.

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

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 Stockbridge town records available online:

Digital images of Stockbridge Town records 1757-1905 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Stockbridge Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1952; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1757-1902.

Probate Records
The probate district for Stockbridge is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant St. Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503
 * 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
Belcher Memorial Library 4452 VT Route 107 Mail: PO Box 164 Gaysville, Vermont 05746 Phone: (802) 234-6608

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History 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
Stockbridge Historical Society PO Box 39 Stockbridge, VT 05772