Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

New England

Vermont

Addison County

Shoreham

Town Information

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
• Shoreham Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
• Addison County Cemeteries 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

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
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:

Births Marriages Deaths Burials Cemetery records Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

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

Research Facilities

Libraries

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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Societies

Shoreham Historical Society
P.O. Box 156
Route 22-A
Shoreham, VT 05770
Website: [1]

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