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 :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Utah Death Records#Deaths_before_1897|Before 1897]]'''</span>
-:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Utah Death Records#Deaths_from_1898_thru_1960|1898 thru 1960]]'''</span>
+:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Utah Death Records#Deaths_from_1898_thru_1961|1898 thru 1961]]'''</span>
-:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Utah Death Records#Deaths_after_1961_to_the_present|After 1961 to the present]]''' </span>
+:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Utah Death Records#Deaths_after_1962_to_the_present|After 1962 to the present]]''' </span>
 :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
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 == '''Deaths before 1897'''  ==
 *In 1896, Utah was created a state from the Territory of Utah.
 *'''Before 1896, no deaths were recorded by the county or state'''. You must search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.
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-== '''Deaths from 1898 thru 1960'''  ==
+== '''Deaths from 1898 thru 1961''' ==
-:*1853 - Virginia law required counties to record deaths, although records are incomplete
+:*The earliest Utah statewide deaths began in 1897, with Salt Lake City recording deaths as early as 1848.
-:*1863 - West Virginia was created from the state of Virginia
+:*Statewide registration didn't begin until 1905, and was generally complied with by 1919. The counties have copies of these records.<br>
-:*1917 - West Virginia Statewide death registration began
 If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below try searching for death information in [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records]]. <br>
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''West Virginia Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
+| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Utah Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images'''
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-| width="25%" | [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx 1853-1970 - At West Virginia Division of Culture and History]
+| width="25%" | [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81448.htm 1904-1961 UT&nbsp;Death Certificates]
-| width="65%" | '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of database county coverage (right side of the screen) on UT website]
+| width="65%" | '''Free online at Utah Archives: 1904-1961;'''&nbsp;includes name index and images of death certificates
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 | width="10%" align="left" colspan="2" | ''Try 2nd:''
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-| {{RecordSearch|1417434|1853-1970 - At FamilySearch.org}}
+| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1747615 1904-1956 UT Death Certificates]
-| '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of database county coverage (right side of the screen) on UT website]; click on "view partner website" to see a copy of the image
+| '''Free online at FamilySearch.org: 1904-1956;'''&nbsp;name index and images of Utah statewide death certificates
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 | align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
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 | align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates'''
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-| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://vitalrec.com/wv.html#County From County of Death]
+| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://archives.utah.gov/research/links/county.htm From County of Death]
-| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/vital/birthcert.asp From UT Dept. of Health State office]
+| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://health.utah.gov/vitalrecords/ From UT Dept. of Health State office]
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 | width="25%" align="center" | '''Pros'''
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-| [http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/vital/birthcert.asp Order a 3 year search from UT Dept. of Health Office]
+| [https://silver.health.utah.gov/deathinfo.html Order a 3 year search from UT Dept. of Health Office]
-| '''($);''' Click on the death certificates tab to order a death certificate
+| '''($);''' Certificates for deaths that occurred in Utah since 1905. Use this [https://silver.health.utah.gov/applications/Death.pdf form] to order a certificate.
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 | align="left" colspan="2" | '''Don't want to order the death record?'''