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United States Vermont  Washington   Montpelier 

Brief History
Montpelier was selected as the capital of Vermont in 1805 after considerable squabbling among many towns; there had been no permanent capital since becoming a state 14 years earlier.

After construction of the capitol building in what was then the village of Montpelier, village residents began to agitate for a separate identity. In 1848 the Legislature divided the original town in two: Montpelier and East Montpelier. The former got most of the people, the seat of state government and the choice river valley location; the latter got most of the land but little else. In 1895, the Town of Montpelier was further incorporated as a city.

Town Histories

 * Middlesex in the making : history and memories of a small Vermont town, Sarah Seidman; Patricia Wiley; Middlesex Historical Society (2006) - find this book in a library.
 * History of the town of Waitsfield : incl. an engraving of Bethany Church at Montpelier, and papers from Marshfield and Middlesex, Perrin B. Fisk (1882) - a digital copy of this book is available online.

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

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

Maps
1873 map of Middlesex

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


 * Carr Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Chatterton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Middlesex Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Middlesex Village Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Branch Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Card file of cemetery lots, 1785-1870, is available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Vital Records, 1894 -1998, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Birth, death and marriage record indexes in the City Clerk's office can be viewed through online.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Middlesex Clerk's Office. These include Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997, Deeds, 1788-1884 and Town records, 1825-1832, 1847-1914.

Montpelier City Clerk 39 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Phone: (802) 223-9500 Wmail: jodum@montpelier-vt.org Website: http://www.montpelier-vt.org/department/3/City-Clerk.html

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

Libraries and Historical Societies
Middlesex Historical Society 5 Church Street Middlesex, VT 05602 Email: pwiley3@gmail.com Phone: (802) 272-8074 Website: http://middlesexvermont.org/middlesex-historical-society/