Bridport, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

Vermont

Addison County

Bridport

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 TOWN, 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 TOWN:

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:

Maps

The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:

Probate Records

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of TOWN:

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 TOWN town records available online:

Town Clerk

The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

References===== Brief History

Bridport was chartered on October 9, 1761. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census.

Town Histories

There's only one Bridport in the U.S.A., by Wallace L Payne, Raymond H Lounsbury, Bridport Historical Society, et al - 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 Bridport is Addison.
Addison Probate Court
7 Mahady Court
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: (802) 388-2612

Maps

1871 Bridport Township map

Cemeteries

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Bridport. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont,Addison County, website at this link.

• Bridport Centeral Cemtery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
• Pine Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site..
• Town Line Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
• Wells Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  

Town Records

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1959, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bridport Town Clerk's Office. These include Deeds, 1785-1851, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1868-1999; indexes to births, deaths, marriages, 1856-1999.

Bridport Town Clerk
82 Crown Point Road
P.O. Box 27 Bridport, VT 05734
Phone: (802) 758-2483
Clerk Email: bridporttown@gmavt.net

Newspapers

Burlington Free Press

Rutland Herald

Libraries and Historical Societies

Bridport Historical Society
VT Route 22A & Crown Point Road
Mailing Address: 3177 Crown Point Road
Bridport, VT 05734
Email: msunderland@gmavt.net
Phone: (802) 758-2654

References

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