[3] The town of Weathersfield was named after Wethersfield, Connecticut, the home of some of its earliest settlers.

William Jarvis was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as U.S. Consul General to Portugal after founding a trading house in Lisbon.

[5] In 1811, Jarvis imported the first Merino sheep to America from Spain to his farm at Weathersfield Bow.

[7] "I cannot forbear, Sir," Jarvis wrote to Jefferson, "making you an offer of a Ram & Ewes, both as a mark of my great esteem & well knowing that the experiment cannot be in better hands.

[9][10][11] Jarvis married his maternal first cousin, Mary Pepperell Sparhawk of Boston, a fellow descendant of Sir William Pepperrell of Massachusetts.

[citation needed] In September 1964, a Weathersfield bachelor farmer named Romaine Tenney burned himself and his farm rather than allow construction of Interstate 91 which was then proceeding through the Connecticut Valley.

The state transportation agency had offered landowners compensation, but could also seize land by eminent domain.

Although Tenney’s body was not identified, it was evident he had nailed his bedroom door shut from the inside.

[citation needed] Several historical buildings are located in the Weathersfield Center Historic District, including the Reverend Dan Foster House, the Weathersfield Meeting House and the First Congregational Church.

The Reverend Dan Foster House is now a museum operated by the Weathersfield Historical Society.

The museum houses Civil War memorabilia, a children's school room and a library.

[22] The architecture of Weathersfield, Vermont, reflects its rich history and the development of the area over the centuries.

The church, built in 1787 and later destroyed by fire, was replaced by a brick Federal style meeting house in 1821.

It also has a multi-stage tower, comprising a square stage with a multilight oculus window, an open octagonal belfry, and a louvered cupola.