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.

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.

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

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

City Directories
1888 Brunswick Town Directory

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.

Town Records
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.

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

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