Moretown, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Moretown, Vermont at Wikipedia

Moretown was chartered June 7, 1763 before the American Revolution. It was first settled about 1790 a year before Vermont was formally admitted to the Union.

No one knows for sure how Moretown got its name. There is the old story that when Washington County was being formed and maps drawn, a large parcel of land was left over, prompting the response, “What, more town.” But this theory has a flaw. The town was named Moretown in the original grant in 1763.

Moretown is situated on the Mad River in the heart of the Green Mountain at an altitude of 620 feet. Moretown is bounded on the north by Waterbury and Middlesex, east by Berlin, south by Northfield and Waitsfield and west by Duxbury. The village lies in the extreme southwest corner of the town.

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

Moretown Town Clerk
Moretown Town Clerk Mailing Address: 19 Kaiser Drive, Waterbury, VT 05676 Phone: (802) 882-8218 Email: townclerk@moretownvt.net Website: http://www.moretownvt.org/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Fairmont Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Jones Brook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Moretown Common Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Moretown Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Patrick Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Duxbury &amp; Moretown Cemetery Inscriptions Records,Washington County, Vermont, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Moretown Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Washington County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Moretown, 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 Moretown:


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

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

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Moretown at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Moretown at FamilySearch Places
 * Moretown at Google Maps
 * Moretown at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Moretown at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1873 map of Moretown

Military
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

 * Burlington Free Press
 * The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 Moretown town records available online:

Vital Records, 1903 -1997, can be found onFamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Moretown Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1857-1997; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, ca. 1857-1930, Deeds, 1800-1852 and Town records, 1699-1935.

Probate Records
The probate district for Moretown is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405
 * 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

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Moretown Memorial Library 897 Route 100 B Moretown, Vermont 05660 Phone:(802) 496-9728 Email: Email: moretownlibrary@gmail.com Website: http://www.moretownvt.org/moretown-library/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont Family History Center
 * Montpelier 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
Moretown Historical Society