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Churches keep records of baptisms, christenings, confirmations, marriages, burials, memberships, admissions, and removals. Some keep minutes of church meetings and the histories of their local churches. Each church has its own policies for record keeping. Church records are important for family research because civil authorities in Utah did not begin registering vital records consistently until after 1895 although some marriage records exist as early as 1887. Church records may include names and dates and places of births, marriages, deaths and parents. The records are usually recorded at the time of an event and should be accurate for the specific event. | Churches keep records of baptisms, christenings, confirmations, marriages, burials, memberships, admissions, and removals. Some keep minutes of church meetings and the histories of their local churches. Each church has its own policies for record keeping. Church records are important for family research because civil authorities in Utah did not begin registering vital records consistently until after 1895 although some marriage records exist as early as 1887. Church records may include names and dates and places of births, marriages, deaths and parents. The records are usually recorded at the time of an event and should be accurate for the specific event. | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Utah were The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians.<ref> | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Utah were The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyterians.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
You must determine the denomination of an ancestor to find their church records. | You must determine the denomination of an ancestor to find their church records. | ||
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Pastoral Center <br>[http://www.utahcatholicdiocese.org/contact-us Diocese of Salt Lake City ]<br>27 C Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84103<br>Phone: (801) 328-8641<br>Fax: (801) 328-9680<br>Archives extension: 304 | Pastoral Center <br>[http://www.utahcatholicdiocese.org/contact-us Diocese of Salt Lake City ]<br>27 C Street<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84103<br>Phone: (801) 328-8641<br>Fax: (801) 328-9680<br>Archives extension: 304 | ||
The diocese includes the counties of: [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver]], [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]], [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]], [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon]], [[Daggett County, Utah|Daggett]], [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]], [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne]], [[Emery County, Utah|Emery]], [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]], [[Grand County, Utah|Grand]], [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]], [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]], [[Kane County, Utah|Kane]], [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]], [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan]], [[Piute County, Utah|Piute]], [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]], [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan]], [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete]], [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier]], [[Summit County, Utah|Summit]], [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele]], [[Uintah County, Utah|Uintah]], [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]], [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch]], [[Washington County, Utah|Washington]], [[Wayne County, Utah|Wayne]] and [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]] | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver]], [[Box Elder County, Utah|Box Elder]], [[Cache County, Utah|Cache]], [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon]], [[Daggett County, Utah|Daggett]], [[Davis County, Utah|Davis]], [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne]], [[Emery County, Utah|Emery]], [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]], [[Grand County, Utah|Grand]], [[Iron County, Utah|Iron]], [[Juab County, Utah|Juab]], [[Kane County, Utah|Kane]], [[Millard County, Utah|Millard]], [[Morgan County, Utah|Morgan]], [[Piute County, Utah|Piute]], [[Rich County, Utah|Rich]], [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan]], [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete]], [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier]], [[Summit County, Utah|Summit]], [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele]], [[Uintah County, Utah|Uintah]], [[Utah County, Utah|Utah]], [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch]], [[Washington County, Utah|Washington]], [[Wayne County, Utah|Wayne]] and [[Weber County, Utah|Weber]].<ref name="rome">[http://www.cdeducation.org/oym/connections/dioceseusmap.htm Map of the Roman Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America], Office of Catholic Schools Diocese of Columbus, accessed 3 Nov 2010.</ref> | ||
The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City has records from the early 1870s to the present for all of Utah. The early records are incomplete. Each congregation keeps its records for a few years before sending them to the Pastoral Center. | The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City has records from the early 1870s to the present for all of Utah. The early records are incomplete. Each congregation keeps its records for a few years before sending them to the Pastoral Center. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collections is found at:''' | |||
[[Utah Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Utah Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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[[Category:Utah|Church]] | [[Category:Utah|Church]] | ||