Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
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. [1] [2]
Historical Data
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Town Histories
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- Articles on Essex History
- Essex Centennial : the one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Essex, Vermont, September 2, 3, and 4, 1883, by L C Butler - available on microfilm from the Family History Library.
- History of the town of Essex, Frank R Bent (1963) - find this book in a library.
- Yesterday in Essex, Harriet Farnsworth Powell (1977) - find this book in a library.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records
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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
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Essex Vermont Enrolled Militia records, 1863-1865 are available online.
City Directories
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Maps
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1869 map of Essex, Essex Center
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
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.
- Essex Common Burial Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Essex Junction Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Holy Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Saint James Episcopal Church Memorial Garden - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Churches
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Congregational Church (Essex, Vermont) Records, 1797-1939, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
Town Records.
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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1834-2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
Essex Vermont Land Records, 1850-1904; general index, 1786-1902 can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Essex Town Clerk's Office. These include Town records, v. 1-2, 1774-1861, and Deeds, 1786-1851.
Essex Town Clerk
81 Main St.
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Phone:(802) 879-0413
Website: http://www.essex.org/
Newspapers
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Libraries and Historical Societies
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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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Essex, VT History, http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/essex.html#about
- ↑ History of Essex, VT https://web.archive.org/web/20160822011715/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/ChittendenEssex.html
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