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United States Vermont  Washington   Fayston 

Brief History
East Montpelier was chartered on February 27, 1782 by the Vermont State Legislature. The town was organized in 1805, and by 1860, about one-third of Fayston's "heads of household" were people born in Ireland.

Until the rise in popularity of downhill skiing (two major ski areas; Mad River Glen and Mt. Ellen), the mountainous western half was valueless except for timber. There is no indication as to why such an insignificant (at the time) parcel was named for the Fays, a family which figured so prominently in the founding of the state, nor is there any indication as to what the family thought of having a town named for them. While they were among the grantees of several Vermont towns, they are not among those of Fayston.

Town Histories
Across the Onion : a history of East Montpelier, Vermont, 1781 to 1981, Ellen C Hill and Marilyn S Blackwell (1983) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Fayston is Washington. Washington District Probate Court 10 Elm St. #3 Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 828-3405

Vermont. Probate Court (Washington District), East Montpelier - Court amended documents, 1903-1990, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1873 map of East Montpelier

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


 * Cate Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cutler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Doty Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Villiage Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Quaker Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Tinkham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800-1941, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Vermont, Washington County, East Montpelier, death and burial records, 1998-2005, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Fayston Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1856-1997.

Fayston Town Offices 866 N Fayston Rd. Fayston, VT 05660 Phone: (802) 496-2454 Website: http://www.faystonvt.com/

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fayston Historical Society