Westford, Chittenden County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Westford was granted as a town on June 8, 1763. The town, as granted, covered 36 square miles (23,040 acres). The first settlers did not arrive until the 1780s. By 1791, the town's population was only 63.

The Browns River afforded good mill privileges to the early nineteenth century residents. Westford has always been an agricultural town. In an 1881 gazetteer listing of some 311 households, only 64 did not list farming as an occupation. Today only 6 active dairy farms remain in the Town.

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


 * Brookside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Cloverdale Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Osgood Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Richardson Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Westford Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


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

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Westford Public Library 1717 Vermont 128 Westford, VT 05494 Phone: (802) 878-5639 Email: westfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com Website: http://westfordpubliclibrary.wordpress.com/

Westford VT Historical Society

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

1869 map of Westford

Newspapers
Burlington Free Press

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

The probate district for Westford is Chittenden. Chittenden District Probate Court 175 Main St. PO Box 511 Burlington VT 05402 Phone: (802) 651-1518

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 Westford town records available online:

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Westford Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1187219 Vital records of Westford, Vermont, 1857-Feb. 2000; indexes, 1787-1999], and Deeds, 1793-1850; index to deeds, 1793-1950.

Westford Town Office 1713 VT Route 128 Westford, VT 05494 Phone: (802) 878-4587 Email: townclerk@westfordvt.us Website: http://www.westfordvt.us/

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

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