How to Find Vermont Death Records

How to Find United States Deaths Vermont Deaths

In Vermont, towns were created starting about 1760. Deaths were and still are recorded by town clerks, beginning when the town was formed. Statewide registration of births began in 1857 and was generally complied with by 1919. The towns have copies of these state death registration records.

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Death records were kept by each town clerk. Early town clerks put death records in town records and in land records. After about 1850, birth information was only put in town records. Town clerks were usually good at recording birth information. The towns continue to keep birth records today. These are described further in Vermont Town Records.

Following the Revolutionary War until about 1870, records were not always recorded. In 1870, the State Board of Health was established and record keeping in towns improved.

Vermont towns are like western townships, so several populated places are in a town's borders. The name of the town is used in official records rather than the name of the populated place.

If you do not find death information in the town where your ancestor died, you may need to look at substitute records to locate your ancestor’s death date and place or try the records in a neighboring town.

You can also search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.

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Deaths 1760 to 1857
For deaths that occurred in this time period try the following databases:

Obtain the Certificate
With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations:

There are No Restrictions for obtaining Vermont vital records.

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