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United States Vermont  Chittenden   Westford 

Brief History
Westford was granted as a town on June 8, 1763. The town, as granted, covered 36 square miles (23,040 acres). The first settlers did not arrive until the 1780s. By 1791, the town's population was only 63.

The Browns River afforded good mill privileges to the early nineteenth century residents. Westford has always been an agricultural town. In an 1881 gazetteer listing of some 311 households, only 64 did not list farming as an occupation. Today only 6 active dairy farms remain in the Town.

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

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

Maps
1869 map of Underhill

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


 * Doran Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Irish Settlement Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Underhill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant Valley Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Thomas Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sand Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Underhill Flats Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Westford Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1187219?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Westford, Vermont, 1857-Feb. 2000; indexes, 1787-1999], and Deeds, 1793-1850; index to deeds, 1793-1950.

Westford Town Office 1713 VT Route 128 Westford, VT 05494 Phone: (802) 878-4587 Email: townclerk@westfordvt.us Website: http://www.westfordvt.us/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Westford Public Library 1717 Vermont 128 Westford, VT 05494 Phone: (802) 878-5639 Email: westfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com Website: http://westfordpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/

Westford VT Historical Society