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United States Vermont  Addison   Shoreham

Brief History
Salisbury was chartered on Shoreham's charter was granted on Oct. 8, 1761. No settlement was started here till 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.

Town Histories

 * History of Salisbury, Vermont : with a memoir of the author, John Moseley Weeks - view digital version of book online.
 * Salisbury--from birth to bicentennial, by Max P Petersen (1976) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Shoreham is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps
1871 map of Salisbury Township

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.


 * Nabby-Cooper Cemetery
 * Rice Cemetery
 * Village Cemetery - inscriptions online.
 * West Salibury Cemetery - inscriptions online and at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1786-1858, 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 Deeds, 1786-1859.

Shoreham Town Clerk 297 Main Street Shoreham, VT 05770 Phone: (802) 897-5841 Website: http://www.shorehamvt.org/town/clerk/

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($)

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

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