Vermont Marriage Records
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Statewide vital registration in Vermont began in 1857, when the General Assembly passed legislation requiring towns to report all births, marriages, and deaths to the Secretary of State. Prior to that time, some towns kept such records in order to resolve questions concerning the distribution and inheritance of property. We are focusing our efforts on the marriages that occurred prior to 1857.
Order a Marriage Certificate:
Which office you contact to order a vital record depends on how long ago the event took place.
New records - Last five (5) years
Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: (802) 863-7275
Older records - More than five (5) years
Vermont State Archives and Records AdministrationContact State Archives
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax: (802) 828-3710
U.S. Marriage Record Collections That Include Vermont
- American Marriage Records Before 1699 - American Marriage Records Before 1699, edited and compiled by William Montgomery Clemens, editor of Genealogy Magazine.
Vermont Marriage Records Online:
Addison County
Addison County was formed 1785 from Rutland County, County seat - Middlebury.
Town Records:
Bennington County
Bennington County was formed 1779 and is an Original County, County seat - Bennington.
Town Records:
- Bennington Vermont Marriage Records, 1763 - 1850 (Grooms)
- Bennington Vermont Marriage Records, 1763 - 1850 (Brides)
Caledonia County
Caledonia County was formed 1796, and is an original County, County Seat - St Johnsbury.
Chittenden County
Chittenden County was formed 1787 and is an Original County, County seat - Burlington.
Town Records:
- 1789 - 1833 Marriage Records, City of Burlington, Chittenden County, VT
- 1799 - 1847 Marriage Records, Town of Middle Hero, Chittenden County, VT
Essex County
Essex County was formed 1792 from an unorganized Territory, County seat - Guildhall.
Franklin County
Franklin County was formed 1792 from Chittenden County, County seat - St. Albans.
Grand Isle County
Grand Isle County was formed 1802 from Chittenden and Franklin Counties, County seat - North Hero.
Lamoille County:
Lamoille County was formed 1835 and is an original County, County seat - Chelsea.
Orange County
Orange County was formed 1781 and is an Original County, County Seat - Chelsea.
Church Records:
- 1790 - 1810 Marriage Records - First Congregational Church - Newbury, VT
- Strafford, Vermont Marriages by Rev. Aaron Buzzell
Rutland County
Rutland County was formed 1781 and is an Original County, County seat - Rutland.
Town Records:
- 1779 - 1799 Marriage Records, Town of Clarendon, Rutland County, VT
- Marriage Records Prior to 1850, Town of Wells, Rutland County, VT
Justice of Peace Records:
Washington County
Washington County was formed in 1810 from Addison, Orange, Caledonia, Chittenden, County seat - Montpelier.Town Records:
Windham County
Windham County was formed in 1781 from Cumberland, County seat - Newfane.
Windsor County
Windsor County was formed in 1781 and is an Origional County, County seat - Woodstock.
Church Records:
Vermont Genealogy Resources:
- 1840 Census of Pensioners for Vermont
- Vermont Cemetery Records
- Vermont Census Records
- Vermont Mortality Schedules