Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Shelburne was chartered on August 18, 1763. Early settlers were required to perform several duties in exchange for their lots of 200-300 acres, such as cultivating a certain minimum number of acres and reserving all worthwhile pine trees for use by the Royal Navy as masts. The first settlers actually arrived in 1768, and began cutting lumber for shipment to Canada.

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


 * Shelburne Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spear Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Catherines Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Webb Family Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Shelburne Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Chittenden County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

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 Shelburne, 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 Shelburne:

Trinity Church Parish Register, 1849-1970, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Pierson Library 5376 Shelburne Rd Shelburne, VT 05482 Phone: (802) 985-5124 Website: http://www.piersonlibrary.org

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

1869 map of Shelburne

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Shelburne:

The probate district for Shelburne is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

Town Histories
Shelburne : pieces of history, Truman M Webster (1994) - find this book in a library.

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 Shelburne town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1882-1982, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Shelburne Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1775-1999, Town records, v. 1-2, 1776-1883, Land records, 1787-1849, Cemetery records, 1775-1869, and Burial permits, 1905-1998.

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

Shelburne Town Offices 5420 Shelburne Rd. P.O. Box 88 Shelburne, VT 05482 Phone: (802) 985-5110 Website: http://www.shelburnevt.org/

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