Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Chittenden, Vermont at Wikipedia

The Town of Chittenden, named for the first governor Thomas Chittenden, was granted by the legislature of the independent State of Vermont in March 1780 to Gershom Beach and his 65 associates. On the same day, the Town of Philadelphia was granted to his son Samuel Beach. Philadelphia was slow to settle, and in 1816 the southern half of Philadelphia became part of the Town Chittenden, making Chittenden the largest township in the state.

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

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

Chittenden Historical Society PO Box 89 Chittenden, VT 05737 Website

Vital Records

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

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

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


 * Baird Cemeteru - inscriptions at Find A Grave sitel
 * Barnard Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Bump Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Horton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wetmore Cemetery - inscriptons at Find A Grave site.

The Family History Library has microfilm of Chittenden Cemetery records and inscriptions; Bump Cemetery in North Chittenden, Chittenden, Rutland County, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions, and Wetmore Cemetery, North Chittenden, Baird and Barnard Cemeteries, Chittenden.


 * Chittenden Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Rutland 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 Chittenden, 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 Chittenden:


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

1. North Chittenden Wesleyan Church  27 Holden Rd,   Chittenden, VT 05737   Phone:(802) 483-2531

2. Church of Wildwood  347 Holden Rd.   Chittenden, VT 05737   Phone:(802) 483-2909

City Directories

 * 1911 Vermont, U.S., City Directories, Chittenden at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

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


 * 1854 Rutland County, Chittenden map

Military
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

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 Chittenden town records available online:

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, can be found on FamilySearch (searchable and browse only records) at this link. The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Chittenden Town Clerks Office. These include Land records 1789-1904, index to land records 1785-1854, and town proceedings 1804-1851 and Town records, 1757-1857. Chittenden Town Clerk 260 Chittenden Road Chittenden, VT 05737 Phone: (802) 483-6647 E-Mail: chittendenvt@comcast.net Website

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

The probate district for Chittenden is Rutland. Rutland Probate Court 83 Center Street Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 775-0114
 * 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

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * The Rutland Historical Society - an affiliate library