Eden, Lamoille County, Vermont Genealogy

Vermont Online Genealogy Records

Brief History
Eden was chartered on August 28, 1781 by the Vermont State Legislature. Eden and Eden Mills are located within the town. The charter was issued to 72 Green Mountain Boys who fought in the Revolutionary War. It was hoped that the Town of Eden would become a “Garden of Eden” to these veterans, although the Town history reveals that none of the veterans actually settled here.

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


 * Dodge Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Eden Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


 * Eden Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * Lamoille 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 Eden, 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 Eden:

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. III, Town of Eden - view a digital version of this document online.

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Eden Historical Society VT Rte 100 PO Box 33 Eden, VT 05652 Website: http://www.edenvt.org/?page_id=163

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

1878 map of Eden Town

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

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

The probate district for Eden is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Town Histories
A walk through the garden of Eden : a history of Eden, Vermont, from the beginning to January, 1996 - 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 Eden town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Eden Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/816402 Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1817-Feb. 2000], Town records, 1802-1851, and Deeds, 1802-1852.

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

Eden Town Clerk 71 Old Schoolhouse Rd. Eden Mills, VT 05653 Phone:(802) 635-2528 Website: http://www.edenvt.org/

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