New Haven, Addison County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
New Haven Vermont at Wikipedia

New Haven Vermont was chartered on November 2, 1761. Although chartered in 1761, the town remained an unbroken wilderness until 1769. New Haven is located between Middlebury to the South, Vergennes to the North and Bristol to the East. Current population estimate is about 1800.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

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

New Haven Town Clerk 78 North Street New Haven, Vermont 05472 Phone: (802) 453-3516 Email: newhavenclerk@gmavt.net Website: http://www.newhavenvt.com/

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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


 * Evergreen Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.
 * Everts Cemetery (lso known as: Burnham Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Munger Street Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find a Grave site.
 * West Cemetery - inscriptions found at Find A Grave site.


 * New Haven Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Addison County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

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 New Haven, 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 New Haven:

The First Centennial of the Congregational Church in New Haven, Vermont, by Ezra Hoyt Byington, and C. N Thomast is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library.
 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property
 * 1774-1926 (*) Addison County (Vermont). County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * New Haven, a Rural Historical Town of Vermont: Oration by Hon. J.B. Grinnell - view digital copy of this book online.


 * New Haven in Vermont, 1761-1983, by Harold Farnsworth and Robert H Rodgers - find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of New Haven at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * New Haven at FamilySearch Places
 * New Haven at Google Maps
 * New Haven at Mapcarta
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of New Haven at Vermont.org
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1871 map of New Haven

Military
Searchable by Town Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers
Addison County Independent ($) Burlington Free Press Rutland Herald
 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other 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 New Haven town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1784-1948, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm of original records from the New Haven Town Clerk's Office. These include Town and vital records of New Haven, Vermont, 1784-1998, and Deeds, 1786-1857; index 1786-1940.

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

The probate district for New Haven is Addison. Addison Probate Court 7 Mahady Court Middlebury, VT 05753 Phone: (802) 388-2612
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
New Haven Community Library 8 North Street, Suite 2 New Haven, VT 05472 Phone: (802) 453-4015 Email: nhl@gmavt.net Website: http://www.nhcl.org/

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Essex Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Montpelier Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Rutland Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
 * Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library