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=== History === | === History === | ||
*Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Latter-day Saints had made the trek across the Great Plains. | |||
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were the pioneer settlers of Utah and have always accounted for a high percentage of the population. The first wagon train of pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. By the time the railroad reached Utah in 1869, more than 69,000 Latter-day Saints had made the trek across the Great Plains. | |||
Since most of the immigrants were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, check [[Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors]] and the section on [[Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration|Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration sources]]. Some will be repeated here. | Since most of the immigrants were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, check [[Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors]] and the section on [[Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration|Latter-day Saint Emigration and Immigration sources]]. Some will be repeated here. | ||