Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

Vermont

Windsor

Weathersfield

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.

Brief History

The town of Weathersfield was chartered on August 20, 1761. Settlement began in the town before 1765 and organization took place in 1768. The first town meeting was held on May 19, 1772.

In 1830 a post office was opened at the village which is now known as Ascutney. The office was named just Corners (not Weathersfield Corners, as was intended).  In 1851 the name of the post office was changed to Ascutneyville and in 1924, it was changed to  Ascutney.

Although Weathersfield has the village of Ascutney and Little Ascutney Mountain, the main peak of Mount Ascutney is over the line in the towns of Windsor and West Windsor.

Historical Data

The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Weathersfield historical photos.

Town Histories

The early history of Weathersfield, Vermont, by Ernest W. Butterfield - Find the book in a library.  This book is available at Ancestry.com.

Weathersfield (includes Century One and Two), by John L Hurd - Find the book in a library.

Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.

Vital Records

The town of Weathersfield kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Weathersfield kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

1887 1890 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

1911 1912 1913 1915 1916 1917

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

Probate Records

The probate district for Weathersfiled is Windsor.
Windsor Probate Court
PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg)
N. Springfield, VT 05150
Phone: (802) 886-2284

City Directories

Weathersfield directory, 1915-1916 is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Maps

1869 map of Weathersfield

Cemeteries

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

• Greenbush Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
• Grout Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Hubbard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Plain Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Tolles Graveyard - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Tuttle Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Upham-Aldrich Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Weathersfield Bow Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches

1. Ascutney Union Church
5243 VT Route 5
Ascutney, VT 05030
Phone: (802) 674-2484
Website: Ascutney Union Church

Town Records

Digital images of Weathersfiled Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Weathersfield Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1781-1900; general index to land records, 1781-1925, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996.

Weathersfield Town Clerk
Physical Address: 5259 VT Route 5
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 550
Ascutney, Vermont 05030
Phone: [802) 674-9500
Email: tclerk@weathersfield.org
Website: Weathers field vt Town-clerk

Libraries and Historical Societies

Weathersfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 126
Weathersfield, VT 05151
Phone: (802) 263-9345
Website: Weathersfield Community Historical Society

Weathersfield Proctor Library
5181 VT Route 5
Ascutney, Vermont 05030
Phone [802] 674-2863
Email: weathersfieldproctorlibrary@gmail.com
Websire: Weathersfield proctor library

References

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