Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Shoreham, Vermont at Wikipedia

Shoreham's charter was granted on Oct. 8, 1761. No settlement was started here until the summer of 1766. Because of its location, Shoreham was instrumental in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by the Green Mountain Boys on May 10, 1775. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census.

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

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

Shoreham Town Clerk 297 Main Street Shoreham, VT 05770 Phone: (802) 897-5841 Website: Shoreham Town Clerk

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 Shoreham. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Addison County, website at this link.


 * Ames-Wright Cemetery (also known as: Lapelle Cemetery) - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site and online.


 * Callender Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site and online.


 * East Shoreham Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Jenison Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site and online.


 * Knapp-Atwood Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site and online.


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


 * Russell Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site and online.


 * Saint Genevieve Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * Shoreham Village Cemetery - inscriptionsfound at Find A Grave and online.


 * Shoreham Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 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 Shoreham, 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 Shoreham:

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

Local Histories

 * History of the town of Shoreham, Vermont, from the date of its charter, October 8th, 1761, to the present time (1861), by Josiah F. Goodhue - view digital version of book online.


 * Shoreham, the town and its people, by Shoreham Historical Society (1989) - find this book in a library.

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


 * 1871 map of Shoreham 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 Shoreham town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1857-199, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Shoreham Town Clerk's Office. These include Shoreham town records and associated material, includes years 1783-1964, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1777-1852, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1999, and Land records, 1789-1881.

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

The probate district for Shoreham is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Libraries
Platt Memorial Library 279 Main Street Shoreham, VT 05770 Phone: (802) 897-2647 Website: http://www.plattlib.org/

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

Societies
Shoreham Historical Society P.O. Box 156 Route 22-A Shoreham, VT 05770 Website: