Chester Genealogy (in Windsor County, VT)

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Chester Birth Records

1720-1908 Vermont Vital Records (incomplete) Ancestry online

1909-2008 Vermont Birth Records Ancestry online

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1763-1995 FamilySearch Library

Town records and land records, 1763-1903; indexes to vital records and deeds, 1763-1960 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

Vermont Births, 1981-2001 Ancestry online

Chester Cemetery Records

Brookside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Deeds to cemetery lots, 1869-1924 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

North Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

North Street Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant View Cemetery Find a Grave online

Poplar Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Simsbury Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smokeshire Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spoonerville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chester Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Chester, Vermont LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Chester City Directories

Bellows Falls (Vermont) city directories FamilySearch Library

Chester City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Chester City Directory 1919 MyHeritage online

Vermont City Directories (includes Chester 1916, 1918-19, 1924, 1932, 1935, 1937-39, 1950, 1954, 1959) Ancestry online

Chester Death Records

1720-1908 Vermont Vital Records (incomplete) Ancestry online

1909-2008 Vermont Death Records Ancestry online

1981-2001 Vermont Death Index Ancestry online

1985-2012 Vermont Death Index MyHeritage online

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1763-1995 FamilySearch Library

Town records and land records, 1763-1903; indexes to vital records and deeds, 1763-1960 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

Chester Immigration Records

Vermont, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1954 Ancestry online

Chester Land Records

Deeds to cemetery lots, 1869-1924 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

Town records and land records, 1763-1903; indexes to vital records and deeds, 1763-1960 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

Vermont Land Records, Early to 1900 Ancestry online

Chester Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, July 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, June 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, September 1900 Library of Congress online

Chester Marriage Records

1720-1908 Vermont Vital Records (incomplete) Ancestry online

1909-2008 Vermont Marriage Records Ancestry online

Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1996; indexes to births, marriages, deaths, 1763-1995 FamilySearch Library

Town records and land records, 1763-1903; indexes to vital records and deeds, 1763-1960 (Chester, Vermont) FamilySearch Library

Chester Military Records

Records of enrolled militia, 1863 FamilySearch Library

Chester Miscellaneous Records

Annual report of the auditors of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1927 LDS Genealogy online

Annual report of the auditors of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1927 Internet Archive online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1872 LDS Genealogy online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1872 Internet Archive online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1883 LDS Genealogy online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1883 Internet Archive online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1886-1887 LDS Genealogy online

Annual report of the town of Chester, Vermont for the year ending 1886-1887 Internet Archive online

Chester Newspapers and Obituaries

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Carpenter's Store News 1912-1932 Newspapers.com online

Chester Advertiser 1896-1908 Newspapers.com online

Chester Telegraph 03/29/2012 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Freedom's Banner 1828-1829 Newspapers.com online

Green Mountain Palladium 06/22/1807 to 04/12/1808 Genealogy Bank online

Message for the Week 03/02/2016 to 04/17/2018 Genealogy Bank online

Mountain Voice 1989-1989 Newspapers.com online

Vermont Phenix 1829-1830 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Chester

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Green Mountain Palladium. (Chester, Vt.) 1807-1800s

Chester Probate Records

1749-1999 Vermont Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Chester School Records

Chester High School - Flamstead Challenge Yearbook (Chester, VT), 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Chester High School yearbook, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Green Mountain Union High School yearbook, 1951, 1972, 1989, 2000 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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