How to Find Vermont Marriage Records

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In Vermont, towns were created starting about 1760. Marriages were and still are recorded by town clerks, beginning when the town was formed. Statewide registration of marriages began in 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. The towns have copies of these state marriage registration records.

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Marriage records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put marriage records in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording marriage information. The towns continue to keep marriage records today. These are described further in Vermont Town Records.

Following the Revolutionary War until about 1870, records were not always recorded. In 1870, the State Board of Health was established and record keeping in towns improved.

Vermont towns are like western townships, so several populated places are in a town's borders. The name of the town is used in official records rather than the name of the populated place.

If you do not find marriage information in the town where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at substitute records to locate your ancestor’s marriage date and place or try the records in a neighboring town.

You can also search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s marriage date and place.

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Marriages 1760 to 1857
For marriages that occurred in this time period try the following databases:

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Marriages 1857 to the Present
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Obtain the Certificate
With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the marriage record for a fee from the following locations:

There are No Restrictions for obtaining Vermont vital records.

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