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Archives for: February 2009
Why You Should Search the Query Archives
02/17/09 13:40 , Categories: Queries, Indices, Resources , Tags: index, query, research techniques, resources In the past it has been admittedly cumbersome to search the Addison County Query Archives at Rootsweb. Basically, you had to search and research and research for every year the Addison County Query list has been hosted at Rootsweb...which is nearly eleve… more »
Daniel Waite and Abigail Reed
The family of Daniel Waite and Abigail Reed appear in the early 19th century in Addison County with no solid clues as to which Wait/Waite family Daniel may have belonged to. Please read the FGS for Daniel's descendants and let me know if you have any add… more »
Noah Allen & Sophia Grandy
Noah Allen (Ebenezer, Gideon, Gideon), born 23 Oct 1778 in Sudbury, Rutland, VT; died 20 May 1844 in Goshen, Addison, VT; buried in Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Addison, VT. He married (1) on 17 Jan 1796 in Sudbury, Rutland, VT Sophia Grandy, born , 31 Jul… more »
Google Books
So...have you discovered Google Books yet?
If you haven't you need to give it a try! This is so cool! You can access Google Books by typing the address, http://books.google.com directly into your address bar or by running across it during a routine se… more »
Addison County DNA Project
We are very excited to announce the creation [finally] of the Addison County DNA Project!
Unlike the Y-DNA Surname Projects you might be familiar with, the Addison County DNA Project is for both Y and mtDNA matching and analysis. As anyone who has eve… more »
Abigail Ann Ball | b. 18 Jun 1785
I am trying to find a birth record of Abigail Ann Ball b.18 Jun 1785. I have researched and found only five Ball families in census records in Vermont...one of which is in the Addison County town of Hancock. Thank you. Dan McGinley more »
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Warnings In Early Town Records
Warnings in early town records often list entire families down to the hired man. This procedure apparently was routine in Vermont when the father and husband, i.e. the bread winner, died, even if he left property. In these cases frequently subsequent rec… more »
Early Vermont Land Records
Vermont Land Records Early land records resulting from Benning Wentworth's grants will be found in volume 26 of the New Hampshire State Papers, a list of the grantees being appended to the name of each town.
Many petitions of New York grantees are giv… more »
Vermont Probate Districts
Probate includes wills, guardianships, name changes, adoptions and other proceedings of the probate court. more »
Addison County LDS Microfilm List | compiled by William Martin
This is a list of microfilms available for rental at any local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Center. The centers are open to members and non-members of the church free of charge. There is a fee for film rental (less than $4.0… more »
Addison County Newspapers 1798-1882
The Vermont State Library has wonderful resources on local papers and may be able to help with your research. They can be reached at Vermont Department of Libraries, Reference & Law Services, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609-0601, 802-828-3268… more »
1835 Invalid Revolutionary War Pensioners | extracted by Nancy Hess
A statement showing the names, rank & c., of Invalid Pensioners residing in the county of Addison, VT. Abstracted from Vermont Pension Roll, 1835 page 02; Addison County, Vermont Pensioners. Available from Bixby Library. more »
1835 Revolutionary War Pension Roll | extracted by Nancy Hess
Nancy Hess transcribed and contributed this list of Revolutionary War pensioners from Addison County in 1835. more »
Church Bibliography
02/04/09 00:04 , Categories: Bibliography , Tags: addison, bristol, cornwall, new haven, weybridge, whiting Addison | Historical Sketch of the Baptist Church in Addison, Vermont; W.Boardman; Vermont Baptist Historical Society; 1919; 15pg
Bristol | History of the Methodist Church in Bristol, Vermont; S.Ayers; 1935; 16pg
Cornwall | Manual of the First Cong… more »
Selected Index to Addison County Deeds | 1785-1951
Selected index of Addison County Deeds for the years 1785-1951 more »
Cemeteries by Town | Granville thru Whiting
Index of Addison County cemeteries by town encompassing the towns of Granville thru Whiting. more »
Volunteers
Sometimes we just need to say what we're thinking and at the risk of earning the ire of many of the visitors to this site, I feel compelled to address the question of courtesy as it affects all modern genealogists using the Internet.
Twenty-five year… more »
Mythology vs. Genealogy
"Genealogy is proven family history. Mythology is not." With these words, Ferna Lary begins her article on keeping an open mind at all times during our journey to find our ancestors. "The best tool a genealogist can have is an inquiring eye when it comes… more »
Addison County Bibliography
We invite you to help us identify published materials helpful to the researcher of Addison County and its individual towns.
1. Vermont Place Names: Footprints of History; by Esther M. Swift; 1977; Stephen Greene Press; Vermont places, people and hist… more »
1862 Ferrisburgh Births
A selected transcription of births in Ferrisburg, Addison, Vermont in 1862 from Book 1 Page 12. more »
1865 Addison County Diary | transcribed by Frank Benson
This diary, from 1865 and carefully transcribed by Frank Benson, was written by a man living on a farm in Addison Co., Vermont. He is of poor health but farms, does surveying, and has business in New York City and Galva, III, which was a famous railroad… more »
Addison County Cemetery Resources
Resources for locating and researching Addison County cemeteries and burials.
Books
1. Weybridge and Middlebury; by Patricia Nelson; 1976; Addison County Vocational Center; 19 pages.
2. Cemetery Records of Middlebury, Vermont; J. Smith; 1970 by… more »
The Blake Family of Vermont | by Pat Close
Abijah Blake was the son of Levi and Polly (Kelly) Blake. He was born in Swanzey, New Hampshire in 1801. Abijah moved to Rutland, Vermont soon after his marriage to Maria (Belding) Blake in 1826. They both died in Vermont and are buried at the Elmwo… more »
Darling Help Needed!
Diane is looking for information on Lucy Jane Darling b. 19 Mar 1848 d. 14 Oct 1902 Plastow, VT. She married Albion M. Willey b. 29 Sept 1832 d. 12 Dec 1914. Both are buried in Plastow. Diane is trying to find a list of their children in her search for A… more »
Homage to Joseph Addison
The History of Addison County by H.P. Smith, 1886, D. Mason and Co. states that Addison County "...was named in honor of Joseph Addison, the English author..." The Addison family continues to thrive in England and has written us with the information that… more »
Ebenezer Darling | by Sue Waite-Langley
An account of the descendants of Ebenezer & Susanna (Merrill) Darling of Cornwall, Vermont. Most of the data here is not found in primary sources of Cornwall and was compiled with the aid of several Civil War era letters. Nelson Darling, a son of Ebe… more »
Waters Nathan Waite | by Sue Waite-Langley
Biography of a Vermont pioneer, gold miner, and blacksmith from Cornwall. more »
Shoreham, Addison, Panton, Vergennes, Ferrisburgh Lookups
02/02/09 09:58 , Categories: Lookup Help , Tags: addison, ferrisburgh, help, panton, shoreham, vergennes Teena Rivers LaFleche has volunteered to do look ups. She has lots of information for the towns of Shoreham, Addison, Panton, Vergennes, and Ferrisburgh and some Bridport and Weybridge and is wiling to do lookups for people or share information. Please… more »
Thomas Family
Vic Gulickson is researching the family of Robert Bailey Thomas, b. 1816 Addison, m. Julia Wells in 1848 Addison, and then moved in 1849 to Indiana, and 1853 to Wisconsin. Please contact him if you can help. more »
Solomon Phillips
Solomon Phillips and Susanna Willson of Starkesboro
Solomon Phillips came to Starkesboro, Addison County soon after the Revolution. He and his wife, Susanna Willson are both buried in the Village Cemetery in Starkesboro.
There children were:
David… more »
Harriet Green
Action Concerning the Children of Harriet Green
Page 4 – upper left column of 8 March 1827 Town Meeting (36th means it was the 36th item voted on during this meeting)
“36th Voted the Select men are authorized and directed to assign to Nathan Green an… more »
Noah Strong
Bixby Free Library, Vergennes, Vermont transcribed by Susan Laursen Willig
Coordinator for Washington County, NY, Gen Exchange Project
Noah Strong, father of John Strong, Esq. died 23 Jun 1771, age 69y
John Strong, father of Asa Strong, born 5 Aug… more »
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