Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont Genealogy

United States

Vermont

Washington

Waitsfield

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

Waitsfield was created by Vermont charter on February 25, 1782. It was granted to militia Generals Benjamin Wait and Roger Enos and others, and named for Wait.  The primary villages in the town are Waitsfield and Irasville.    

Town Histories

• Historical address delivered August 7, 1889, at the centennial celebration : commemorating the first settlement of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, by General Benjamin Wait - view a digital copy of this book online.
  
• History of the town of Waitsfield : incl. an engraving of Bethany Church at Montpelier, and papers from Marshfield and Middlesex (1882) - view a digital copy of this book online.
  
• History of the Town of Waitsfield1782-1908, with Family Genealogies, by Matt Bushnell Jones (1909).
  

Vital Records

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

Probate Records

The probate district for Waitsfield is Washington.
Washington District Probate Court
10 Elm St. #3
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 828-3405

Church Records

Records of the Congregational Church in Waitsfield, 1796-1876, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

Maps

1873 map of Fayston and Waitsfield, Irasville

Cemeteries

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

• Common Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Irasville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  
• Wait Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
• Watisfield Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
  

Town Records

Town Clerk Vital Records, 1918 -1988, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images)

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Waitsfield Town Clerk's Office. These include:

• A book of records for births, deaths, and marriages for the town of Waitsfield, ca. 1780-1856
• Deaths as occurred in Waitsfield, Vt. since 1872, 1872-1910
• Record of marriage certificates, 1852-1876
• Records of births, deaths, and marriages, 1868-1911; index to births, deaths, and marriages, 1857-1908
• Records of births, v. 1-5, 1903-1929; card index to births, 1903-1997
• Records of deaths, 1909-1997
• Records of marriages, v. 1-7, 1905-1941
• Deeds, 1795-1856.

Waitsfield Town Office
9 Bridge Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-2218
Website: http://www.waitsfieldvt.us/clerk/

Newspapers

Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

Libraries and Historical Societies

Joslin Memorial Library
4391 Main St.
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone:(802) 496-4205
Website: http://www.joslinmemoriallibrary.com/

Waitsfield Historical Society
PO Box 816
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Website: http://www.waitsfieldhistoricalsociety.com/

References

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