[2] Ephraim Beradsley's family moved to Grand Isle, Vermont in the early 1800s, and his son was educated by private tutors, including Asa Lyon.
[2] He studied at the University of Vermont, and read law with Bates Turner, Asa Aldis, and John Smith of St.
[1] In 1837, the University of Vermont awarded him the honorary degree of Master of Arts.
[6] In 1865, Beardsley was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court, filling the Associate Justice's position left vacant by the resignation of Asa O.
[7] Beardsley was married to Abigail S. Webb (1808-1874), the stepdaughter of Bates Turner.