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United States Vermont  Bennington   Manchester

Brief History
Manchester is a town in, and one of two shire towns of, Bennington County, Vermont. The town chartered on Aug. 11, 1761 and was organized in March of 1766. Within the township of Manchester are three well-established and well-settled villages-Manchester, Manchester Centre and Manchester Depot.

Historical Data
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.

Town Histories
Equinox House history

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Manchester is Manchester. Manchester Probate Court P.O. Box 446, Manchester, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 362-1410

Maps
1856 Manchester map

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Landgrove. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Bennington County, website at this link.


 * Collson Cemetery
 * Dellwood Cemetery
 * Factory Point Cemetery
 * Manchester Cemetery
 * McDonald Cemetery
 * Morse Hill Cemetery
 * Old Catholic Cemetery
 * Oreb Taylor Family Cemetery
 * Roberts Cemetery
 * South Dorset Cemetery
 * Woodlawn Cemetery

Churches
1. Christ Our Savior Parish   398 Bonnet St.    Manchester Center, VT 05255    Phone: (802) 362-1380

2. First Congregational Church   3624 Main St.    Manchester, VT 05254    Phone: (802) 362-2709

3. Northshire Baptist Fellowship   5769 Main St.    Manchester Center, VT 05255    Phone: (802) 362-1988

4. St John's Chapel   3512 Main St.    Manchester Center, VT 05255    Phone: 802) 362-0884

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Manchester Town Clerks Office. These include Land records, 1761-1901; general index to land records, 1761-1950, Records of births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1995, Town records, v. 1, 1831-1919, and Card index to vital statistics in the early land and town records books.

Manchester Town Clerk 6039 Main Street Manchester Center, VT 05255) Phone: (802) 362-1313, option 1 Website: http://www.manchester-vt.gov/content/town-clerks-office

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

Libraries and Historical Societies
Mark Skinner Library 48 West Rd Manchester, VT 05254 Phone:(802) 362-2607 Email: info@MarkSkinnerLibrary.org Website: http://markskinnerlibrary.org/home/

Manchester Historical Society Mark Skinner Library 48 West Road, Manchester, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 363, Manchester, VT 05254 Email: judyannh@together.net Phone: (802) 362-3708 Contact: Judith Harwood, Curator