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Utah Land and Property: Difference between revisions
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Land records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. Also, you may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | Land records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. They often reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. Also, you may learn where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | ||
=== Timeline for land ownership in Utah === | |||
*1847 — Area ceded to the United States by Mexico | |||
*1847-1850 — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distributed the land | |||
*1850 — Title obtained either from county recorder or the Church | |||
*1850-1869 — County recorder or probate clerk recorded most transfers of land to subsequent owners. A few in Church records, a few not recorded. | |||
*1869 - United States General Land Office permitted "legal" ownership in Utah | |||
=== The Pioneer Era (1847-1869) === | === The Pioneer Era (1847-1869) === | ||