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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah|Utah ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Utah Church Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
'''Overview''' | '''Overview''' | ||
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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, | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Utah were The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Methodists, and Presbyterians.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:364. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</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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== Presbyterian == | == Presbyterian == | ||
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[http://www.pbyutah.org/ Presbytery of Utah ]<br>342 West 200 South Street Suite 30<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84101<br>Phone: (801) 539-8446 | [http://www.pbyutah.org/ Presbytery of Utah ]<br>342 West 200 South Street Suite 30<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84101<br>Phone: (801) 539-8446 | ||
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[[Category:Utah|Church]] | [[Category:Utah|Church]] | ||