East Haven, Essex County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
East Haven, Vermont at Wikipedia

East Haven was chartered on October 22, 1790 by the Vermont Legislature. The town contains the village of Hartwellville.

One of several parcels granted to a group headed by Timothy Andrews who operated an inn in his home town of East Haven, Connecticut, after which he named this Vermont town. The records show that his holdings were purely speculative, and that Andrews had no intention of ever settling here. Ironically, he died in Vermont, while on a trip to inspect his holdings.

The population at the 2010 U.S. Census was 290.

Cemeteries

 * East Haven Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Essex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day East Haven. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Essex County, website at this link.


 * East Haven Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page. To see the churches in TOWN, visit. Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of TOWN:

City Directories
1888 East Haven Town Directory

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of TOWN:

Libraries and Historical Societies
Northeast Kingdom Genealogy - Genealogy resources for towns in the counties of Essex, Orleans and Caledonia.

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of TOWN:

Probate Records
The probate district for East Haven is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of East Haven:

Town Records
In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following: The following are East Haven town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the East Haven Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of East Haven, Vermont, 1857-1859, 1866-July 2001, Land records, (East Haven, Vermont); index, 1845-1971, 1809-1903, and Deeds, 1845-1856.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office. Town Clerk's Office 64 Community Bldg Rd. PO Box 10 East Haven, VT 05837 Phone: (802) 467-3772 Email: tclerk1790@kingcon.com

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.