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Introduction[edit | edit source]

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. ^[1] 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 "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[edit | edit source]

Family records including Family Bibles and personal histories
Birth records including city and county civil registrations
Death records often contain birth information
Marriage records
Census records sometimes give ages and in some records tell the month and year of birth
Church records of births and christenings
Obituaries often give birth information
Cemetery records including Tombstonesusually give birth and death dates
Funeral home records
Emigration and immigration records
Military records
Newspapers often listed new births
Probate records
Land and Property records
Territorial Records
Court Records

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Utah Government Services, Division of Archives and Records Service, Birth Records at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm (accessed 13 September 2012).

[Utah_Government_Services-1] Utah Government Services, Division of Archives and Records Service, Birth Records at http://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm (accessed 13 September 2012).

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+[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Birth Records]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[How to Find Birth Information in the United States]]<br><br>See also [[Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Utah Vital Records|Utah Vital Records]]<br><br>See also [[United States, How to Use Birth Records]]
-=== Introduction  ===
+=== Introduction ===
+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]].
-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 https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth/ (accessed 13 September 2012).</ref> State registration of births began in 1905 and were 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.
-Fortunately, there are many other record sources that contain birth information besides official state birth certificates. Some birth records are filmed and/or digitized and part of [http://FamilySearch.org FamilySearch.org's] Historical Record Collections. You can also search either by topic or geographic location in the [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Catalog]. You may also wish to search the following categories of records that can contain birth information:
+===Sources for Birth Records===
-=== Additional Sources for Birth Records ===
+*[[United States Genealogy|Family records]] including [[United States Bible Records|Family Bibles]] and personal histories
+*[[Utah Vital Records|Birth records]] including city and county civil registrations
-*[[United States Genealogy|Family records]] including [[United States Bible Records|Family Bibles]] and personal histories. See [[United States, How to Find Family Histories]]
+*[[Utah Vital Records|Death records]] often contain birth information
-*[[Utah Vital Records|Birth records]] including city and county civil registrations.
+*[[Utah Vital Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[Utah Vital Records|Death records]] often contain birth information. See [[United States, How to Find Death Records]]
+*[[Utah Census|Census records]] sometimes give ages and in some records tell the month and year of birth
-*[[Utah Vital Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Utah Church Records|Church records]] of births and christenings
-*[[Utah Census|Census records]] sometimes give ages and in some records tell the month and year of birth.
+*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]] often give birth information
-*[[Utah Church Records|Church records]] of births and christenings.
+*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemetery records]] including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone Tombstones]usually give birth and death dates
-*[[Utah Obituaries|Obituaries]] often give birth information.
+*[[Funeral Home Records of the United States|Funeral home records]]
-*[[Utah Cemeteries|Cemetery records]] including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tombstone Tombstones]usually give birth and death dates.
+*[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and immigration records]]
-*[[United States Funeral Home Records|Funeral home records]].
+*[[Utah Military Records|Military records]]
-*[[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and immigration records]].
+*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]] often listed new births
-*[[Utah Military Records|Military records]].
+*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[Utah Newspapers|Newspapers]] often listed new births.
+*[[United States Land and Property|Land and Property records]]
-*[[Utah Probate Records|Probate records]].
+*[[Utah Territorial Records|Territorial Records]]
-*[[United States Land and Property|Land and Property records]].
+*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[Utah Territorial Records|Territorial Records]].
-*[[Utah Court Records|Court Records]].
-=== Content of Birth Records ===
-Not all of the alternative sources for birth information are going to contain the same information. Some of the sources, such as U.S. Census records, may contain only an approximate date of birth. But birth records generally give the child's name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. Records of the twentieth century or later, may provide additional details, such as the name of the hospital, birthplace of parents, occupation of the parents, marital status of the mother, and the number of other children born to the mother.<br>
-=== Types of information you may find in birth records ===
-*An address that would lead to the discovery of the family in a census or city directory
-*Ages of parents
-*Child’s birth order
-*Child's gender
-*Church records for the birth
-*Date of birth
-*Family’s home address
-*Full name of child
-*Hospital or name a medical attendant
-*Maiden name for the mother
-*Names of both parents
-*Names of the previous generation
-*Newspaper birth announcement
-*Occupation of parents
-*Parents' approximate years of birth
-*Parents' birthplaces
-*Place of birth
-*Race of child
-*Religious affiliation
-*Which children belong to which mother in the case of multiple marriages
-=== Delayed or Supplementary Birth Records ===
-Utah State law provides for the issuance of a delayed birth certificates if one was not created at the time of birth.<ref> Utah Health Code, Title 26, Chapter 2, Section 8</ref><br>
-Utah law also provides for the creation of a supplementary birth certificate for any person born in this state who is legitimized by the subsequent marriage of the child's natural parents, or whose parentage has been determined by any U.S. state court or Canadian provincial court having jurisdiction, or who has been legally adopted under the law of this or any other state or any province of Canada.<ref> Utah Health Code, Title 26, Chapter 2, Section 10. </ref>
-Delayed birth certificates or supplemental birth certificates are dated back to the date of the original birth, if known.
 === References  ===
 <references />{{Utah|Utah}}{{U.S. Vital Records}}<br><br>
-[[Category:Utah_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]]
+[[Category:Utah|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States|Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records|United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:United_States|United_States]]