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United States Vermont  Chittenden   Essex 

Brief History
Essex was chartered on June 7, 1763. Essex can be a bit confusing in the same way as the towns of Chittenden and Washington: none are in the county of the same name.

A considerable number of IBM's microprocessor chips are developed in Essex. The plant was located here in 1957 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007.

Essex town had a population of 19,587 in the 2010 US Census making it the second largest town in Vermont.

Historical Data
Vintage Photos

Town Histories

 * Articles on Essex History
 * Colchester Center : the evolution of a village, Kenneth A Degree; Colchester Historical Society (1998) - find this book in a library.
 * Look around Colchester and Milton, Vermont, Lilian Baker Carlisle; Christopher W Closs; Chittenden County Historical Society.; et al (1975) - 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 Essex is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Military Records
Colchester Vermont Enrolled Militia records, 1863-1867 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1869 map of Colechester

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Essex. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Chittenden County, website at this link.


 * Champlain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Colchester Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fanny Allen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Holy Cross Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mallett's Bay Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Merrill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Methodist Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Munson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Stephen's Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records.
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1834-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Colchester Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1774-1912; indexes, 1763-1922.

Essex Town Clerk 81 Main St. Essex Junction, VT 05452 Phone:(802) 879-0413 Website: http://www.essex.org/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Essex Free Library 1 Browns River Rd. Essex, VT 05452 Phone:(802) 879-0313 Library Website

Brownell Library 6 Lincoln St. Essex Junction, VT 05452 Phone:(802) 878-6955 Website: http://www.brownelllibrary.org/

Essex Community Historical Society