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== Quick History <br> ==
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Genealogy|Utah]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Box Elder County, Utah |Box Elder]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Willard'''
== History==
{{Wikipedia|Willard, Utah}}Willard had its beginning in 1851, when several companies of settlers were sent out from Salt Lake City. Nineteen people located on North Willow Creek, seven miles south of where Brigham would soon be. Two years later, the settlement was moved to a better site, two miles farther south, and the name North Willow Creek was given to the new settlement. A fort wall was built to protect them from the threat of Indian attacks. <ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/501575-willard-centennial-1851-1951-a-brief-history-of-the-past-one-hundred-years?offset=1 Jones, Merlene T. Braegger; ''Willard Centennial 1851- 1951 A brief history of the past one hundred years''] </ref> <br>


[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WILLARD.html History online]  
In 1859 the area was renamed Willard in honor of Willard Richards.<ref> [http://www.onlineutah.com/willardhistory.shtml History of Willard Utah] </ref> Willard received her charter as a city in 1870. The town site encompasses seven square miles, being three and a half miles long and two miles wide.<br>
 
Most of Willard's first settlers were mostly of Welsh, English, Scottish and Dutch descent having come in the overland companies from Nauvoo, Illinois.<ref> [http://diglib.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/OTImages&CISOBOX1=William Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869] </ref> Most were farmers, but some were merchants, carpenters, blacksmiths and school teachers. <ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/327477-the-willard-pioneer-cemetery-the-final-resting-place-of-willard-s-pioneers-who-passed-away-between-1854-1869?offset=1 Merlene T. Braegger Jones; ''The Willard Pioneer Cemetery'']</ref>
*[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WILLARD.html Willard History] <ref>[http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WILLARD.html Willard History by Merlene T. Braegger Jones]</ref>
*[http://www.boxeldercounty.org/willard-history.htm Willard, Box Elder County History]
*[http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1134 No. Willow Creek Fort]


== Location  ==
== Location  ==
Willard is located in south-eastern Box Elder County. It is bordered on the east by the Wasatch Mountains, on the west by the [http://www.utah.com/ogden/bear_river_bird_refuge.htm Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge], on the north by [[Perry, Utah|Perry]] and on the south by [[Farr West, Utah|Farr West]] and [[Pleasant View, Utah|Pleasant View]]. [http://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard, Utah Wikipedia.] Seven miles north is [[Brigham City, Utah|Brigham City]]; and Ogden is thirteen miles to the south. To the west are salt flats and the fresh water [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Bay Willard Bay], created in 1964.
===Maps===
*[http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/UT/County/boxelder.htm 1895 Map of Box Elder County]
== City Hall  ==
;Willard City Business Office<br>80 W 50 S, Willard, UT<br>435-734-9881
== Resources==
==Biographies==
The Willard Pioneer Cemetery residents have biographical sketches written about them by Merlene T. Breaggar Jones in the ''The Willard Pioneer Cemetery'' <ref> Merlene T. Breaggar Jones; ''The Willard Pioneer Cemetery''  {{FSC|979.242/W1 V3j}} </ref>This book is about Willard's pioneers who passed away between 1854-1869.
== Cemeteries  ==


<br>Willard&nbsp;is located in eastern Box Elder County. It is bordered on the east by the Wasatch Mountains, on the west by the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, on the north by [[Perry, Utah|Perry]] and on the south by [[Farr West, Utah|Farr West and]] [[Pleasant View, Utah|Pleasant View]]. [http://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard, Utah Wikipedia.]
[[Image:Willard Precinct Cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|350px]] The first pioneer cemetery was established in 1854 with 120 documented burials. <ref> Merlene T. Breaggar Jones; ''The Willard Pioneer Cemetery''</ref>


== City Hall ==
*[http://www.utahgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=94 Willard Pioneer Cemetery Transcriptions]
*[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/viewcemetery?id=BE3600 Willard Pioneer Cemetery]
*[http://history.utah.gov/burials/execute/viewcemetery?id=BE3603 Willard City Cemetery] also known as Willard Precinct Cemetery, Willard Cemetery
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=565416 Willard City Cemetery Transcriptions at Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Willard-City-Cemetery/107859 Willard City Cemetery, photos and transcriptions at BillionGraves]
*[http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=2724 Willard Markers]
*[http://utahgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=94 Willard Cemetery ~ Utah Gravestone Photo Project ~Willard Cemetery]
*[http://utahgravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=95 Willard Pioneer Cemetery ~ Utah Gravestone Photo Project]
*[https://cce.my.salesforce-sites.com/burials/ Burial Database]
*[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx#results NamesInStone.com]
*[[Box Elder County, Utah Cemeteries|Box Elder County Cemeteries]]
 
==Church Records==
==Newspapers  ==
*[http://www.standard.net/splash/ Standard-Examiner]
*[http://www.sentinelnews.net/ Weber Sentinel News]
===Historical Newspapers  ===
*[http://digitalnewspapers.org/newspaper/?paper=Ogden+Standard Utah Digital Newspapers for North Ogden]
==Societies, Museums and Libraries ==
*Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum<br>2148 Grant Avenue<br>Ogden, UT 84401<br>ph: (801) 393-4460


Willard City Business Office&nbsp; 435-734-9881&nbsp;<br>80 W 50 S, Willard, UT<br>
*Historic Willard Society<br>156 North 200 West<br>Willard, UT 84340


== <br>Resources <br> ==
*Willard Library<br> 80 West 50 South<br>Willard, UT 84340<br>Phone: 435-723-2261


== Cemeteries  ==
==Vital Records==
====Birth====
====Marriages====
*Marriage information may be located at the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernstates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Database] searchable by bride or groom.


== <br>Church History and Records <br> ==
====Death====
*[http://www.archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm Utah Department of Archives] 1903 to 50 years ago<br>Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county.<br>Images of actual death certificates.
*[http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/ut/ut-boxelder4.htm Obituaries]
*'''''Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -'''''A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search Historical Records].&nbsp; Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.&nbsp; A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as&nbsp;the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.&nbsp; For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the [https://cce.my.salesforce-sites.com/burials/ Utah State Burial Index].


Utah
==Websites==
*[http://history.utah.gov/findaids/C00347/ Willard Photos]
==Sources and Footnotes==
<references/>
[[Category:Box Elder County, Utah]]

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History[edit | edit source]

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Willard had its beginning in 1851, when several companies of settlers were sent out from Salt Lake City. Nineteen people located on North Willow Creek, seven miles south of where Brigham would soon be. Two years later, the settlement was moved to a better site, two miles farther south, and the name North Willow Creek was given to the new settlement. A fort wall was built to protect them from the threat of Indian attacks. [1]

In 1859 the area was renamed Willard in honor of Willard Richards.[2] Willard received her charter as a city in 1870. The town site encompasses seven square miles, being three and a half miles long and two miles wide.

Most of Willard's first settlers were mostly of Welsh, English, Scottish and Dutch descent having come in the overland companies from Nauvoo, Illinois.[3] Most were farmers, but some were merchants, carpenters, blacksmiths and school teachers. [4]

Location[edit | edit source]

Willard is located in south-eastern Box Elder County. It is bordered on the east by the Wasatch Mountains, on the west by the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, on the north by Perry and on the south by Farr West and Pleasant View. Utah Wikipedia. Seven miles north is Brigham City; and Ogden is thirteen miles to the south. To the west are salt flats and the fresh water Willard Bay, created in 1964.

Maps[edit | edit source]

City Hall[edit | edit source]

Willard City Business Office
80 W 50 S, Willard, UT
435-734-9881

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

The Willard Pioneer Cemetery residents have biographical sketches written about them by Merlene T. Breaggar Jones in the The Willard Pioneer Cemetery [6]This book is about Willard's pioneers who passed away between 1854-1869.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Willard Precinct Cemetery.jpg

The first pioneer cemetery was established in 1854 with 120 documented burials. [7]

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Historical Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Societies, Museums and Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum
    2148 Grant Avenue
    Ogden, UT 84401
    ph: (801) 393-4460
  • Historic Willard Society
    156 North 200 West
    Willard, UT 84340
  • Willard Library
    80 West 50 South
    Willard, UT 84340
    Phone: 435-723-2261

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

  • Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago
    Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county.
    Images of actual death certificates.
  • Obituaries
  • Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records.  Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.  A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence.  For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Sources and Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Jones, Merlene T. Braegger; Willard Centennial 1851- 1951 A brief history of the past one hundred years
  2. ↑ History of Willard Utah
  3. ↑ Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
  4. ↑ Merlene T. Braegger Jones; The Willard Pioneer Cemetery
  5. ↑ Willard History by Merlene T. Braegger Jones
  6. ↑ Merlene T. Breaggar Jones; The Willard Pioneer Cemetery FS Library 979.242/W1 V3j
  7. ↑ Merlene T. Breaggar Jones; The Willard Pioneer Cemetery
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