Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy
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Brief History
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
Town Histories
- 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
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records
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
Essex Vermont Enrolled Militia records, 1863-1865 are available online.
City Directories
Maps
1869 map of Essex, Essex Center
Cemeteries
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
Congregational Church (Essex, Vermont) Records, 1797-1939, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
Town Records.
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
Libraries and Historical Societies
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
- ↑ 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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