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Addison County Vermont Genealogy

County Seat: Middlebury

Addison County was formed in 1785 from a portion of Rutland County, Vermont.

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Addison County Vermont History

ADDISON COUNTY was incorporated Oct. 18, 1785, and included Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, and Lamoille counties, 9 towns in Orleans, and 8 in Washington counties. Oct. 19, 1789, Granville was annexed, and on the 22d, Chittenden county incorporated, and Addison reduced to 21 towns. Starksboro', Orwell, and a part of Goshen have been since added.


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Genealogy Research in Addison County Vermont

Addison County, Vermont Town Clerks generally keep town records that include: records of births, marriages, deaths, burials, cemeteries, appointments, earmarks, estrays (records of stray animals), freemen’s oaths (men eligible to vote), land records, mortgages, name changes, care of the poor, school records, surveys, tax lists, town meeting minutes, voter registrations, and warnings out (of town).

Addison County Clerk:
5 Court St. - Middlebury, VT 05753-1405
Phone: (802) 388-4237

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