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Important indexes of Latter-day Saint biographies are: | Important indexes of Latter-day Saint biographies are: | ||
*{{FSC|480808|title-id|disp=Early Church Information File}}<ref>''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. ( | *{{FSC|480808|title-id|disp=Early Church Information File}}<ref>''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. (FS Library films 1750655–729).</ref> Over 1 million cards index the names of Latter-day Saints and their neighbors in more than 1,200 sources. It covers from 1830 to about 1914. These sources include membership records, ward histories, family histories, local histories, journals, collective biographies, priesthood records, missionary records, periodicals, cemetery records, immigration records, and civil marriage records from selected counties in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and California. This card index available [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2078505 online] and on microfilm gives a person’s name, the date of the event, and a reference to the source. The original source often provides additional biographical information. For further instructions see: | ||
*{{FSC|691157|title-id|disp=Early Church Information File Resource Guide}}<ref>''Early Church Information File Resource Guide'' (34544). Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993. (FS Library book 929.1 F21rg LDS; fiche 6105233).</ref> | *{{FSC|691157|title-id|disp=Early Church Information File Resource Guide}}<ref>''Early Church Information File Resource Guide'' (34544). Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1993. (FS Library book 929.1 F21rg LDS; fiche 6105233).</ref> | ||
*{{FSC|837165|title-id|disp=LDS Family History Suite}}<ref>''LDS Family History Suite 2''. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. ( | *{{FSC|837165|title-id|disp=LDS Family History Suite}}<ref>''LDS Family History Suite 2''. Provo, Utah: Infobases, 1999. (FamilySearch Library compact disc no. 205 pt. 1.)</ref> Select one of the two following databases you would like to search for Latter-day Saint families. Each database is word searchable. When you find a name, you see the actual entry in the context of the book. | ||
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Thousands of brief biographies of Church members have been gathered and published: | Thousands of brief biographies of Church members have been gathered and published: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2243396|Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia}} — index | *{{RecordSearch|2243396|Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia}} — index & images | ||
*''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830–1848''.<ref>Black, Susan Ward Easton. {{FSC|334417|title-id|disp=Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830–1848}}. 50 Volumes [Provo, Utah]: Brigham Young University, Religious Studies Center, 1984–1988. (FS Library book 289.3 Ea85m; fiche 6031596).</ref> This was compiled from more than 200 sources. It may list a person’s name, gender, birth date and place, parents, marriage date and place, spouse, children, death date and place, temple ordinances, comments, and sources for each piece of information. Verify information before trusting it. See the ''Membership of the Church 1830–1848'' Resource Guide (39432) for more information. This source is indexed in the ''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]'', in ''LDS Family History Suite 2'', and at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10054/membership-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day MyHeritage] ($). | *''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830–1848''.<ref>Black, Susan Ward Easton. {{FSC|334417|title-id|disp=Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830–1848}}. 50 Volumes [Provo, Utah]: Brigham Young University, Religious Studies Center, 1984–1988. (FS Library book 289.3 Ea85m; fiche 6031596).</ref> This was compiled from more than 200 sources. It may list a person’s name, gender, birth date and place, parents, marriage date and place, spouse, children, death date and place, temple ordinances, comments, and sources for each piece of information. Verify information before trusting it. See the ''Membership of the Church 1830–1848'' Resource Guide (39432) for more information. This source is indexed in the ''[[Early Church Information File (ECIF)|Early Church Information File]]'', in ''LDS Family History Suite 2'', and at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10054/membership-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day MyHeritage] ($). | ||
*''Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints''.<ref>Black, Susan Easton. {{FSC|534926|title-id|disp=Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints}}. 6 Volumes. [Provo, Utah]: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993. (FS Library book 973 K2bs).</ref> This lists thousands of members of the Reorganization born before 1849. It shows birth, marriage, and death information, relatives, and sometimes a biographical sketch as well as sources for each piece of information. It is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | *''Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints''.<ref>Black, Susan Easton. {{FSC|534926|title-id|disp=Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints}}. 6 Volumes. [Provo, Utah]: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993. (FS Library book 973 K2bs).</ref> This lists thousands of members of the Reorganization born before 1849. It shows birth, marriage, and death information, relatives, and sometimes a biographical sketch as well as sources for each piece of information. It is included in the ''LDS Family History Suite 2''. | ||
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