Genealogy in Bennington County, Vermont
Town of Manchester
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The following online sources may be useful in researching the genealogy and history of families that have lived in the Manchester area. The list is arranged by subject category and alphabetically by title within each category.

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Bibliography

The following bibliography lists sources that may be useful in researching the genealogy and history of families that have lived in the Manchester area. The bibliography is arranged by subject category and alphabetically by author and title within each category. Information on library holdings is recorded in the box following each citation. For published items, only holdings of libraries profiled on the Archives and Libraries page are given when known. For unpublished and other rare sources, any library known to hold the item is listed. Many of the items listed here are also available at other libraries and research centers in New England, New York, and elsewhere.

Original records and other items microfilmed by the LDS Family History Library (also known as the Genealogical Society of Utah) are also listed below. These microfiches and microfilms are available via interlibrary loan through the LDS family history centers. Make a note of the microfiche or microfilm reel number(s) needed in order to place a request at one of the LDS family history centers.

Church History

  • Brown, Joseph S.
    Historical sketch of the First Baptist church in Manchester, Vt. / by Joseph S. Brown. -- [Vermont] : Vermont Baptist Historical Society, 1916.
    7 p.

    Holdings: LDS Family History Library (on microfiche, LDS FHL microfiche number 6019130); Middlebury College Library; University of Vermont Library

  • Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.)
    Exercises at the dedication of the new Congregational Church, Manchester, Vermont, August 23, 1871. -- Manchester [Vt.] : D.K. Simonds, job printer, 1871.
    20 p.

    Holdings: University of Vermont Library

  • Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.)
    Exercises in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the ordination of Rev. James Anderson as pastor of the Congregational Church, Manchester, Vt., August 12, 1879. -- Manchester [Vt.] : D.K. Simonds, printer, 1879.
    52 p.

    Holdings: University of Vermont Library

  • Congregational Church (Manchester, Vt.)
    Manual of the Congregational Church in Manchester, Vermont. -- Manchester [Vt.]: Printed by C.A. Pierce & Co., 1867.
    32 p.
    "Printed by order of the church."

    Holdings: University of Vermont Library

  • Zion Episcopal Church (Manchester, Vt.)
    Jubilate, a history of the Zion Episcopal Church, 1782-1982. -- [Manchester, Vt.] : The Church, 1982.
    ix, 109 p. : ill., facsims., ports.
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index.

    Holdings: Middlebury College Library; University of Vermont Library

Church Records

  • Zion Episcopal Church (Manchester, Vt.)
    Parish record book of Zion Church, 1869-1923. -- Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987.
    on 1 microfilm reel ; 16 mm.
    Microfilm of original records in the Episcopal Diocesan Center, Burlington, Vermont.
    High reduction (42x) microfilm.
    Includes index.
    Contains historical notes, records of families, baptisms 1869-1922, confirmations, communicants, marriages 1876-1922, burials, 1869-1923, and offerings.
    Photocopying not allowed.

    Holdings: LDS Family History Library (LDS FHL microfilm number 1509416 item 9)

Geography

  • Manchester. -- Scale ca. 1:48,738. -- [S.l. : s.n., 185-]
    1 map ; 35 x 28 cm.
    Relief shown by hachures.
    Oriented with north towards left.
    Shows residences and landowners.
    Includes a business directory of Manchester.

    Holdings: University of Connecticut Library (Storrs, Conn.)

History

Land Records

  • Manchester (Vt.). Town Clerk.
    Land records, 1766-1850. -- Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952.
    6 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
    Microfilm of original records in Manchester, Vermont.
    Includes index.

    Part title, etc.DatesLDS FHL
    microfilm number
    Land records, v. 1-51766-18000028548
    Land records, v. 6-71800-18100028549
    Land records, v. 81810-18130028550
    Land records, v. 9-101813-18280028551
    Land records, v. 11-121828-18370028552
    Land records, v. 13-141837-18500028553

    Holdings: LDS Family History Library (for LDS FHL microfilm numbers, see the table above)

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