Brunswick, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Brunswick was chartered on October 13, 1761. Brunswick is home to six mineral springs that made the town a popular resort destination in the 19th century. The land the springs are on is now owned by the Abenaki, a tribe of Native American and First Nations people. The population at the 2010 US Census was 112.

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


 * Connecticut Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Smith-Gardner-Shoff Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex 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 Brunswick, 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 Brunswick:

City Directories
1888 Brunswick Town Directory

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

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

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

The probate district for Brunswick is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Town Histories

 * History of Brunswick, Vermont, by Verne M Hunter and Marjorie M Carrier (1977) - find this book in a library.
 * The Curse of Brunswick Springs.

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 Brunswick town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1796 -1888, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Brunswick Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1793-1886; index to land records, 1786-1969.

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

Brunswick Town Clerk 994 VT Rte 102 Brunswick, VT 05905 Phone: (802) 962-5514 Email: bruns321@sover.net

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