Welcome to the Bennington Town Clerk OfficeThe first records for the town of Bennington were created in 1762 at the first town meeting of the new settlers, one year after their arrival in 1761. Now conserved in “Book A-1” those earliest records can be viewed by visiting the vaults at the Town Clerks office. Book A-1 has also been digitized and is available by clicking here.
Cassandra J. Barbeau, Town Clerk
cbarbeau@benningtonvt.org
Kayla Thompson, Assistant Town Clerk
kthompson@benningtonvt.org
Town Clerk Office Duties
- General assistance with Municipal and State issues
- Assists public with historical data about the Town of Bennington
- Records vital events occurring in the Town of Bennington
- Records land records and deeds
- Records records for property transfers located in the Town of Bennington
- Records results of elections
- Administers elections
- Maintains voter checklist
- Mail requested absentee ballots for voter applicants
- Member of the Board of Civil Authority and Board of Abatement (Justices of the Peace)
- Genealogy assistance and Early Land Records
- Records certified copies of military DD 214 discharge papers for military personnel
- Issues Green Mountain passports
- Issues Dog Licenses
Quick Links:- Justices of the Peace
- Dog Licenses
- Elections
- Genealogical Records
- Property Transfers
- Land Records
- Vital Records
- Grand List
What are Green Mountain Passports?
Bennington residents aged 62 years or older may apply for a Green Mountain Passport that provides free entry to Vermont State Parks. There is a brief application. There is a suggested $2 fee which we DO NOT charge.
History of Town Clerks in Bennington
The first town clerk in Bennington was elected to office the first year after the town was settled in 1761.
- John Fassett - elected Town Clerk February 11, 1762
- Moses Robinson - elected Town Clerk March 31, 1762
- Isaac Tichenor - elected Town Clerk March 28, 1781
- Nathll (sic) Brush - elected Town Clerk March 27, 1782
- Jonathan Robinson - elected Town Clerk March 28, 1792
- William Hawks - elected Town Clerk March 27, 1811
- Orsamus C. Merrill - elected Town Clerk March 25, 1812
- Aaron Robinson - elected Town Clerk March 31, 1813
- Jonathan E. Robinson - 1814 to October 1815
- Aaron Robinson - October 1815 to 1821
- William Haswell - elected Town Clerk March 28, 1821
- Henry B. Sanford - appointed Assistant March 31, 1849
- George H. Brown - appointed Assistant March 31, 1849
- Henry B. Sanford - elected Town Clerk March 6, 1850
- Davis F. Squires - appointed Assistant August 24, 1850
- David F. Squires - elected Town Clerk September 7, 1850
- Edward A. Booth - appointed Assistant October 1882
- Edward A. Booth - elected Town Clerk March 1887
- Isabelle J. Goldsmith - appointed Assistant March 1887
- Kathryn M. Morrissey - appointed Assistant April 6, 1905
- Edward A. Booth - died April 1932
- Kathryn M. Morrissey - appointed Town Clerk April 1, 1932
- Kathryn M. Morrissey - elected Town Clerk April 26, 1932
- Mary Hodeck - appointed Assistant February 27, 1939
- Mildred C. Healy, appointed Assistant February 27, 1939 (Died March 6, 1982)
- Kathryn M. Morrissey died September 8, 1939
- Mary Hodeck - appointed Town Clerk September 12, 1939
- Mary Hodeck - elected Town Clerk March 5, 1940
- Frances Bender - appointed Assistant March 8, 1989 (Retired May, 1994)
- Timothy R. Corcoran - appointed Assistant May 11, 1994
- Timothy R. Corcoran - elected Town Clerk March 7, 1995
- Cassandra J. Lettre - appointed Assistant March 8, 1995
- Mary Hodeck - appointed Assistant March 8, 1995
- Timothy R. Corcoran died November 10, 2014
- Cassandra Lettre Barbeau - appointed Town Clerk November 10, 1995
- Kayla Thompson - appointed January 19, 2015
- Cassandra Barbeau - elected Town Clerk March 3, 2015