Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Windsor County

County Courthouse
County Clerk  has divorce and city records from 1782; Town Clerks  have birth, marriage, death, burial and land records; Probate Judge  has probate records. Towns Organized Before 1800: Andover 1761, Baltimore 1793, Barnard 1761, Bethel 1779, Bridgewater 1761 ,Cavendish 1761, Chester 1754, Hartford 1761, Hartland 1761, Ludlow 1761, Norwich 1761, Plymouth1761, Pomfret 1761, Reading 1761, Royalton 1769, Sharon 1761, Springfield 1761, Stockbridge 1761, Weathersfield 1761, Weston 1799, Windsor 1761, Woodstock 1761

Parent County
Created 22 February 1781 from the Colonial lands.

Places / Localities
Towns:

Villages:


 * Communities:

Neighboring Counties

Addison | Bennington | Orange | Rutland | Windham | New Hampshire counties: Grafton | Sullivan

Cemeteries

 * List of Windsor County Cemeteries

Hartford :Locations Azra Wyman grave -- Advent Christian Campground, behind Mt.Olivet cemetery,Rt.5 Center of Town -- Center of Town Rd at King's Highway Lat 43.660N Long 72.382W Christian Street -- Rt 5 opposite Dothan Brook School Lat 43.688N Long 72.32W Delano-Savage -- Jct of Rt 14 and Jericho St Lat 43.68664N Long 72.39921W Hartford(Point) -- Rt 14 near I-91 overpass Lat 43.656N Long 72.328W Mt. Olivet -- Rt 5 near Bugbee St Lat 43.662N Long 72.312W Potwin Family Lot -- Potwin property off Red Barn Rd, Quechee (private) Quechee -- Old Quechee Rd,Quechee Lat 43.647N Long 72.416W Russtown -- North Hartland Rd near N Hartland town line, east side Lat 43.613N Long 72.354W Simonds/Simons -- Old King's Highway (off Town Farm Rd West Hartford) Lat 43.678N Long 72.451W old St Anthony's -- South Main St,adjacent to South End (cremations only) South End -- South Main St,adjacent to old St Anthony's Potter's Field -- Old River Rd on Paronto property Tucker -- Rt 14 near Sharon town line Lat 43.7211N Long 72.4203W (on private property) West Hartford -- Rt 14 near W Hartford bridge Lat 43.715N Long 72.418W Wright's Tomb -- VA Cut-off Rd, White River Junction

Local Histories
Click History of Windsor County, Vermont to read this book on the Internet.

Click History of Windsor County, Vermont to find libraries with this book (WorldCat).

Civil War
First Vermont Regiment was mustered into service May 2, 1861 with 782 men and mustered out in July 1861.


 * Windsor County furnished 2 companies in the First Vermont Regiment


 * Company B, also known as Woodstock Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Woodstock.


 * Company E, also known as Cavendish Light Infantry. Most men came from the town of Cavendish.

Second Vermont Regiment was muster in June 20,1861 and mustered out July 15, 1865. Relatively few recruits were from Windsor County, and most were scattered through companies C, E, and I.

Third Vermont Regiment was mustered in July 16, 1861 and mustered out July 11, 1865. Many men from Windsor enlisted in this regiment in all companies except company G.

Fourth Vermont Regiment was mustered in September 21, 1861. Recruits for one year and recruits whose service would end before October 1, 1865 mustered out June 19, 1865. Ther remainder of the regiment mustered out July 13, 1865. Probably fewer Windsor men were in this regiment than in the 3rd Regiment. Windsor men were in all companies.

Fifth Vermont Regiment was mustered in September 16, 1861. Non-veterans were mustered out October 14, 1864. The regiment mustered out June 29, 1865. Few Windsor County men were in this regiment.

Sixth Vermont Regiment was mustered in October 15, 1861 and mustered out June 26, 1865. Original members, not veterans, were mustered out October 28, 1864. Recruits for one year, and recruits whose term of service would expire before October 1, 1865, were mustered out June 19, 1865. It was attached to the First Vermont Brigade. Men from various towns were scattered throughout the companies.

Much of the above information is from the book, History of Windsor County, Vermont, edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich and Frank R. Holmes, 1891. 974.365 H2a.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database can be searched by the name of the serviceman or by regimentthen name of the serviceman.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has North Adams, MA newspapers (1895-1977) covering local news that included Windsor County residents.

Vital Records
Birth: 1765-1908: Vermont, Births and Christening: Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675544 1909-2008: Vermont Birth Records: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1605 1981-2001: Vermont Birth: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8957  Marriage:  1791-1974 Vermont Marriages: Family Search- Microfilm: 1675550 https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/ 1909-2008: Marriage Records: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1606 1981-1984, 1989-2001: Vermont Marriage index: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8956  Death:  1871-1965 Vermont Deaths and Burials: Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1675549 1909-2008: Vermont Death Records: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1607 1981-2001: Vermont Death index: Ancestry http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3269

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Family History Library catalog for Windsor County
 * The Windsor County VTGenWeb Project, an member of The VTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Windsor County