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How to Find Birth Information in Utah (view source)
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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Looking for a birth certificate might seem like the first place to start your genealogical research, but no government agencies in Utah were required by law to record birth before 1898. Though not required to do so, Salt Lake City and Ogden began registering births in 1890 and Park City began registering births in 1892. <ref name="Utah Government Services">Utah Government Services, Division of Archives and Records Service, Birth Records at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm (accessed 13 September 2012).</ref> | Looking for a birth certificate for an ancestor might seem like the first place to start your genealogical research, but no government agencies in Utah were required by law to record birth before 1898. Though not required to do so, Salt Lake City and Ogden began registering births in 1890 and Park City began registering births in 1892. <ref name="Utah Government Services">Utah Government Services, Division of Archives and Records Service, Birth Records at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm (accessed 13 September 2012).</ref> State registration of births began in 1905 and generally complied with by 1917. During the time period from 1898 to 1905 or later, you may wish to search individual county records. See [[Utah Vital Records]]. | ||
Birth records are considered confidential for a period of 100 years so access to more recent records may require proof that you are a direct descendant of the person whose record you seek. To obtain more recent birth records in Utah see "[http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth-obtaining.htm Obtaining Birth Records Research Guide]" from the Utah State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records. | Birth records are considered confidential for a period of 100 years so access to more recent records may require proof that you are a direct descendant of the person whose record you seek. To obtain more recent birth records in Utah see "[http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth-obtaining.htm Obtaining Birth Records Research Guide]" from the Utah State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records. | ||
Fortunately, there are many other record sources that contain birth information besides official state birth certificates. | |||
===Sources for Birth Records=== | ===Sources for Birth Records=== | ||