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== Utah Research Strategies == | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah<br> | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah<br> | ||
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*[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to find Utah Death Records]] | *[[How to Find Utah Death Records|How to find Utah Death Records]] | ||
== Utah Research Tips == | |||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah:<br> | |||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1905 and was generally complied with by the 1917.<ref>''Utah Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2000, 40. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Utah.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''Local registration:''''' Before 1905, while Utah was a territory, some births and deaths were recorded as early as 1898.<ref>''Utah Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2000, 40. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Utah.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Utah Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Utah. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Utah Substitute Records|Utah Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' In 1905, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Utah Newspapers]] and [[Utah Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Utah Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Utah Census|Utah Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | |||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | |||
*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | *'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | ||
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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
== Further Utah Research == | |||
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Utah Record Finder]].''' | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Utah Record Finder]].''' | ||
*For online record collections, go to [[Utah Online Genealogy Records|'''Utah Online Genealogy Records.''']] | *For online record collections, go to [[Utah Online Genealogy Records|'''Utah Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
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Utah Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Utah
- Utah Online Genealogy Records
- How to find Utah Birth Records
- How to find Utah Marriage Records
- How to find Utah Death Records
Utah Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Utah:
Birth and Death information:
- Statewide registration: The statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1905 and was generally complied with by the 1917.[1]
- Local registration: Before 1905, while Utah was a territory, some births and deaths were recorded as early as 1898.[2]
- Access to records: See Utah Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Utah.
Substitute Records:
- Secondary source: Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
- Accuracy: Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information.
- List of substitute records: See Utah Substitute Records for more information.
Finding Parents:
- Death records: In 1905, the state required recording the deceased's birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
- Obituaries: Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See Utah Newspapers and Utah Obituaries for more information.
- Church records: Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See Utah Church Records for more information.
Census Records:
- Check all census years: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See Utah Census Records for more information.
- Clues to other records: There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
- Finding families: Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
- Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1905 in Utah and was generally complied with by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
- Finding Parents: The earliest Utah statewide death recording began in 1897, with Salt Lake City recording deaths as early as 1848. Statewide registration didn't begin until 1905, and was generally complied with by 1919. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Utah death records
- Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.
Further Utah Research[edit | edit source]
- Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Utah Record Finder.
- For online record collections, go to Utah Online Genealogy Records.
- For more research on Utah, including research at the county level, visit the Utah page on the Research Wiki.
- Search all of the Utah record collections at FamilySearch.
- ↑ Utah Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2000, 40. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo
- ↑ Utah Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 2000, 40. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo