Barre Vermont Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for Barre Vermont ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about different times and people in Barre Vermont history.
Barre is situated in the South East part of Washington County, lat, 44° 11′, long. 4° 31′, bounded North by East Montpelier and Plainfield, East by Orange, South by Williamstown and Washington, West by Berlin, contains 19,900 acres, and was chartered Nov. 6, 1780, to William Williams and 66 others by the name of Wildersburgh, and organized under that name Mar. 11, 1793: Joseph Dwight, first town clerk; Joseph Sherman, Joseph Dwight, Nathan Harrington, selectmen; Jonas Nichols, treasurer; Job Adams, constable; Isaac S. Thompson, Apollos Hale, Elias Cheney listers. The name of the town was soon changed in 1793 to Barre Vermont.
Biographies of Barre, Vermont
Cemeteries of Barre, Vermont
- Brook Lands Family Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Richards Family Burial Ground
- Saint Monica Cemetery
- Sherman Family Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
Census and Tax Records for Barre Vermont genealogy research
Federal census records began to be taken in Vermont with the first census of 1790, and thereafter every 10 years. The 1890 census was destroyed by fire. The state of Vermont never took a state census, however, in 1771, some Vermonters were enumerated in the Cumberland County, New York, state census. The following free census indexes take you to the census images freely found at FamilySearch:
Church records used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
Court Records used in Barre Vermont Genealogy research
- Birth records corrected by Probate Court, v. 1-4, 1940-1980
There is often a need during probate to correct or amend a vital record for an individual. Microfilm of original records in the City Hall, Barre, Vermont. Indexes are found within each volume. Also available on microfilm.
Directories used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
- The Montpelier and Barre alphabetical directory : including a directory of Williamstown, Vt., with a miscellaneous and street directory of each place
Barre Vermont Genealogy
- The family of Jeremiah Carleton of Lyndeboro, N.H. and Barre, Vt.
- In memorian Elbridge Gerry Keith
Born at Barre, Vermont, July 16, 1840, died at Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 1905
History of Barre, Vermont
- Biographical Sketches of Early Residents in Barre, Vermont
- Early History of Barre, Vermont Churches
- Early Military Record of Barre, Vermont
- Early Social Clubs of Barre Vermont
- History of Barre, Vermont Schools
- History of Barre Village, Vermont
- History of Granite Manufacturing in Barre, Vermont
- Lists of Early Barre, Vermont People
- Oral Histories of Barre
Approximately one hundred interviews of Barre residents conducted by Andrew Sachar from April 1976 to August 1977 for the Aldrich Public Library in Barre Vermont - The National Bank of Barre Vermont
- Stafford & Holden Manufacturing Co.
Land Records used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
- Vermont, Washington County, Barre, land records, 1793-1901
Digital images of originals housed at Barre Town Hall, Barre, Vermont.- Land records, Book 1 cont., 1895-1898
- Land records, Book 1, 1895-1898
- Land records, Book 2, 1895-1897
- Land records, Book 2, 1A, 1895-1897
- Land records, Book 3, 1895-1897
- Land records, Book 3, 2A, 1895-1897
- Land records, Book 4, 1896-1900
- Land records, Book 4, 3A, 1896-1900
- Land records, Book 5, 1897-1900
- Land records, Book 5, 4A, 1897-1900
- Land records, Book 6, 1898-1901
- Land records, Book 6, 5A, 1898-1901
- Land records, Vol. 1 & 2, 1793-1803
- Land records, Vol. 13 cont., 1851-1856
- Land records, Vol. 13, 1851-1856
- Land records, Vol. 14 cont., 1856-1862
- Land records, Vol. 14, 1856-1862
- Land records, Vol. 15 cont., 1862-1865
- Land records, Vol. 15, 1862-1865
- Land records, Vol. 16 cont., 1865-1869
- Land records, Vol. 16, 1865-1869
- Land records, Vol. 17 cont., 1869-1873
- Land records, Vol. 17, 1869-1873
- Land records, Vol. 18 cont., 1873-1877
- Land records, Vol. 18, 1873-1877
- Land records, Vol. 19 cont., 1877-1880
- Land records, Vol. 19, 1877-1880
- Land records, Vol. 2 cont., 1793-1803
- Land records, Vol. 20 cont., 1880-1883
- Land records, Vol. 20, 1880-1883
- Land records, Vol. 21 cont., 1882-1886
- Land records, Vol. 21, 1882-1886
- Land records, Vol. 22 cont., 1885-1887
- Land records, Vol. 22, 1885-1887
- Land records, Vol. 23 cont., 1887-1888
- Land records, Vol. 23, 1887-1888
- Land records, Vol. 24, 1887-1889
- Land records, Vol. 25 cont., 1888-1889
- Land records, Vol. 25, 1888-1889
- Land records, Vol. 26 cont., 1889-1894
- Land records, Vol. 26, 1889-1894
- Land records, Vol. 27 cont., 1890-1891
- Land records, Vol. 27, 1890-1891
- Land records, Vol. 28 cont., 1890-1892
- Land records, Vol. 28, 1890-1892
- Land records, Vol. 29 cont., 1891-1894
- Land records, vol. 29, 1891-1894
- Land records, Vol. 3 & 4 cont., 1800-1810
- Land records, Vol. 3 & 4, 1800-1810
- Land records, Vol. 30 cont., 1891-1893
- Land records, Vol. 30, 1891-1893
- Land records, Vol. 31 cont., 1893-1894
- Land records, Vol. 31, 1893-1894
- Land records, Vol. 32 & 33 cont., 1894-1895
- Land records, Vol. 32 and 33, 1894-1895
- Land records, Vol. 5 cont., 1810-1816
- Land records, Vol. 5, 1810-1816
- Land records, Vol. 6 cont., 1817-1822
- Land records, Vol. 6, 1817-1822
- Land records, Vol. 7 & 8 cont., 1822-1836
- Land records, Vol. 7 & 8, 1822-1836
- Land records, Vol. 9 cont., 1831-1837
- Land records, Vol. 9, 1831-1837
- Vermont, Washington County, Barre, land records, 1895-1946
Digital images of originals housed at the Clerk-Treasurer, Websterville, Vermont. Includes index at the beginning of each volume. - Land Deeds, 1793-1877; index to deeds, 1793-1880
Microfilm of original records filmed in Barre, Vermont. Includes index.
Maps of Barre Vermont
- 1858 Map of Washington County Vermont
- Nov 1884 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Jul 1889 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Dec 1894 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Oct 1900 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Oct 1905 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Dec 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
- Jun 1916 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
Military Records used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
- Early Military Record of Barre, Vermont
- African-American Vermonters Serving During The Civil War
Adapted from Fuller, James. Men of Color, To Arms! Vermont African-Americans in the Civil War. Lincoln, NE: iUniversity Press, 2001. Appendix 1. When available, the soldier’s name is linked to further information at www.vermontcivilwar.org. - Vermont in the Civil War
A grassroots project documenting the story of the State’s contributions to the war, and what happened to the participants during and after the war. For the purposes of this project, anyone who was born or died in Vermont, regardless of where they served, and anyone who served in a Vermont unit, regardless of where they were born, we consider a Vermonter. To that end, to date we have documented nearly 38,000 of Vermont’s men and women who participated, on both sides of the war. - Vermont in the Civil War Booklet
- Vermonters in the Civil War
This collection represents a selection of letters and diaries from the University of Vermont and the Vermont Historical Society. - Vermont in the Civil War – Video
Kristopher White of the American Battlefield Trust details the involvement of The Green Mountain State in the American Civil War.
Naturalization Records used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
- Barre City Court, naturalization records, 1900-1906
Digital images of originals housed at the NARA Northeast Region, Waltham, Massachusetts. - New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906
This collection consists of naturalization documents filed in the National Archives Northeast Region which includes: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, NARA ARC Identifier 4752894. The majority of the records cover the date range of 1787-1906 but there are a few pages of outlying records from 1921, 1923, and 1932.
Newspapers used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
Current Barre, Vermont, Newspapers
- Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
- The World Online – Central Vermont’s favorite Newspaper
Digital Images of Historical Barre, Vermont, Newspapers
- Free Historical Newspapers
- Newspapers.com $$$
This commercial website hosts a wide variety of historical papers for Barre. The most important paper would be the Barre Daily Times which has held a presence in Barre since 1897.- Barre Enterprise 1881-1897
- Barre Evening Enterprise 1898
- Barre Evening Telegram 1898-1902
- Barre Herald 1879-1880
- Barre Morning Telegram 1905
- Barre Times 1871-1872
- Granite City Leader 1892, 1895-1896
- Granite City News 1976-1978
- Il Corriere del Vermont 1926
- Lo Scalpellino 1915
- Sixth District Gazette 1934-1938
- The Barre Daily Times 1897-1985
- The Church Messenger 1892
- The People’s Gazette 1966
- The People’s Voice 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977
- The Quarry Workers Journal 1913-1923, 1925, 1930
- The Sentinel 1939
- The Sharpshooter 1891-1893
- The Times Argus 1959-1985
- The Town News 1890
- Union Advocate 1915
Vital Records used in Barre Vermont genealogy research
- Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005
Vital and town records acquired from local town clerk offices. - Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954
Name index and images (index cards) of town clerk transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths, 1760-1954. This collection is complete for years 1871-1908. - Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1895-1998; card indexes to births, marriages, and deaths, early to 1998
Microfilm of original records in the City Hall, Barre, Vermont. Card indexes include references to births, marriages, and deaths in early volumes of town records. Additional indexes are found within most volumes.
Barre, Vermont Birth Records
- Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1895
Microfilm of original records in the Town Hall, Barre, Vermont. Indexes are found within vols. 1 and 2. - Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1895-1997 (Barre, Vermont)
Microreproduction of original records in the town hall, Barre, Vermont. Additional indexes are found within most volumes. - Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908
Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Vermont. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers - Birth records corrected by Probate Court, v. 1-4, 1940-1980
There is often a need during probate to correct or amend a vital record for an individual. Microfilm of original records in the City Hall, Barre, Vermont. Indexes are found within each volume. Also available on microfilm.
Barre, Vermont Death Records
- Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1895
Microfilm of original records in the Town Hall, Barre, Vermont. Indexes are found within vols. 1 and 2. - Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1895-1997 (Barre, Vermont)
Microreproduction of original records in the town hall, Barre, Vermont. Additional indexes are found within most volumes. - Vermont Deaths and Burials, 1871-1965
Name index to death and burial records from the state of Vermont. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 74,099 records.
Barre, Vermont Marriage Records
- Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1761-1895
Microfilm of original records in the Town Hall, Barre, Vermont. Indexes are found within vols. 1 and 2. - Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1895-1997 (Barre, Vermont)
Microreproduction of original records in the town hall, Barre, Vermont. Additional indexes are found within most volumes. - Vermont Marriages, 1791-1974
Name index to marriage records from the state of Vermont. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.
Barre, Vermont Divorce Records
The only online collection of divorce records for Vermont are found on the commercial website Ancestry and it is only a partial index. You will have to pay for access to this collection.
- Vermont, Divorce Index, 1925-2003 $$$
This database contains an index, created by the Vermont Vital Records Office, to approximately 89,000 divorces occurring in the state of Vermont from 1985-2003.
A good source for divorce records is to search local newspapers which normally printed announcements for the divorce. See above for a list of historical newspapers and where to find them online.