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'''Introduction to Vital Records'''
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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Utah.htm Utah Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
 
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===Vital Records Reference Dates===
===Vital Records Reference Dates===


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===Utah Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online===
==Utah Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online==
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Utah Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index.
===Births===
 
*'''1892-1941''' {{RecordSearch|1675542|Utah Births and Christenings, 1892–1941}} at FamilySearch [[Utah Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/utah-births-and-christenings-1892-1941 Findmypast]'' ($)
====Births====
*'''1892-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1908 Utah Birth Registers, 1892-1944] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 
*'''[https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm#county Birth Records - Utah State Archives] '''
*'''1869-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1922448|Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Davis County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1892-1941''' Utah Births Mixed, none past 1910 and two christenings from Idaho. {{RecordSearch|1675542|Utah, Births and Christenings, 1892–1941}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1903-1911''' [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/81443.htm Utah Birth Certificate Index], 1903-1909 from the Utah State Archives
*'''1903-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1390750|Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914}} at FamilySearch [[Utah, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];  index and images
*'''1910-1915''' - Utah Birth Certificates [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm browse images online] (1910-1917) from the Utah State Archives
*'''1892-1951''' {{RecordSearch|3751747|Utah, County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Birth and Death Records, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1892-1951''' {{RecordSearch|3751747|Utah, County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Birth and Death Records, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1898-1905''' [https://archives.utah.gov/research/guides/birth.htm#county Birth Records, 1898-1905] at Utah State Archives — index & images
*'''1903-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9172 Utah Birth Certificates, 1903-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1903-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1390750|Utah Birth Certificates, 1903-1914}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1905-1917''' [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81443.htm Vital Records and Statistics Birth certificates, 1905-1917] at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service — index & images
*'''1905-1911''' [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/81443.htm Utah Birth Certificate Index, 1905-1911] at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service — index & images


====Marriages====
===Marriages===


*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/Search.cfm Western States Marriage Records Index] from BYU-Idaho<br>At this time, the index is not comprehensive for the time period and/or localities described. However, the goal for this index is to have marriages from all 12 western states at the fingertips of family researchers.
*'''1600s-1900s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=utah US Marriages – Utah] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1854302|United States Western States Marriage Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Western States Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1887-1914''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1971 Utah Select Marriage Records] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1805-1992''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=utah United States Marriages – Utah, 1805-1992] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1887-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1675546|Utah Marriages, 1887-1935}} at FamilySearch [[Utah Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1887-1937''' {{RecordSearch|1803977|Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; ''Also at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60198 Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1887-1937''' {{RecordSearch|1803977|Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; ''Also at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60198 Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1887-1966''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30242/utah-county-marriages-1887-1937?s=275764761 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937] at MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1887-1966''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30242/utah-county-marriages-1887-1937?s=275764761 Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937] at MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1887-1999''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10214/utah-marriages-1887-1999?s=218489221 Utah Marriages, 1887-1999] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1897-1917''' [https://archives.utah.gov/digital/utah-co-vital.html Utah County (Utah) Marriage license applications] from the Utah State Archives - images of records and of indexes
*'''1897-1917''' [https://archives.utah.gov/digital/utah-co-vital.html Utah County (Utah) Marriage license applications] from the Utah State Archives - images of records and of indexes
*{{RecordSearch|1854302|US Western States Marriage Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Western States Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


====Deaths====


*'''1904-1964''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];
===Deaths===
*'''1847-1966''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6967 Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1848-1960''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/utah-deaths-and-burials-1848-1960 Utah Deaths and Burials 1848-1960] at Findmypast — index ($)
*'''1888-1946''' {{RecordSearch|1675547|Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888–1946}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30199/utah-deaths-burials-1888-1946?s=218489221 MyHeritage]($)''
*'''1892-1951''' {{RecordSearch|3751747|Utah, County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Birth and Death Records, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1904-1958''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10077/utah-death-certificates-1904-1958?s=218489221 Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1958] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1904-1961''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9174 Utah Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1904-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965}} at FamilySearch [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1904-1968''' [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm Utah Death Certificate Index], 1904-1968 from the Utah State Archives.  
*'''1904-1968''' [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm Utah Death Certificate Index], 1904-1968 from the Utah State Archives.  
*'''1888-1946''' Miscellaneous counties and records from previously extracted. These will list a film number but do not have an image online. The dates of the title are misleading,  {{RecordSearch|1675547|Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888–1946}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1905-1967''' [http://archives.utah.gov/research/indexes/20842.htm Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967] at Utah Division of Archives and Records Service — index & images
*'''1869-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1922448|Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, Davis County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] index and images
*'''1892-1951''' {{RecordSearch|3751747|Utah, County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah, County Birth and Death Records, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


'''Wiki articles describing collections are found at:'''  
===Divorce===
*'''1997-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/utah-divorces Utah Divorces] at Findmypast — index ($)


*[[Utah Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Utah Birth and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
===City & County Databases===
*[[Utah Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|Utah Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*'''1855-1956''' {{RecordSearch|1992424|Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Tooele County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*'''1869-1953''' {{RecordSearch|1922448|Utah, Davis County Records, 1869-1953}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, Davis County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*[[Utah Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Utah Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*'''1871-1941''' {{RecordSearch|1803977|Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941}} at FamilySearch — [[Utah, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[[Utah Statewide Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*'''1887-1937''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30242/utah-county-marriages-1887-1937?s=275764761 Utah County Marriages, 1887-1937] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1892-1951''' {{RecordSearch|3751747|Utah, County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1951}} at FamilySearch [[Utah, County Birth and Death Records, - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & imageses


 
==Utah Vital Records==
=====Obituaries=====
 
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch  - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] index and images
 
===Utah Vital Records===


Utah state, county, and city governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Records containing this information are commonly called "vital records," because they refer to critical events in a person's life.  
Utah state, county, and city governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Records containing this information are commonly called "vital records," because they refer to critical events in a person's life.  
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State registration of deaths began in 1905 and was generally complied with by 1917. Before 1905, you may contact county offices or the Utah State Archives. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.  
State registration of deaths began in 1905 and was generally complied with by 1917. Before 1905, you may contact county offices or the Utah State Archives. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed.  
=====Online Indexes and Certificates Images for State Level Records=====
:*'''1905-1969''' The [http://archives.utah.gov/digital/81448.htm Utah State Archives] posts digital copies of death records online as they become public 50 years after the death. This index is probably the most up-to-date, with the exception of indexes in progress for recently released records.
:*'''1904-1964''' {{RecordSearch|1747615|Utah Death Certificates 1904–1964}} at FamilySearch - [[Utah Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; This is an index with digital images of death certificates and the film number attached. Additions are planned in partnership with the Utah State Archives.<br>
:*'''1904-1961'''  Ancestry.com ($) also posts copies of Utah death certificates more than 50 years old, ''Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961'' ([http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9174 In Library], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9174 Ancestry.com])<br>


=====Certified Copies of Utah State Death Certificates=====
=====Certified Copies of Utah State Death Certificates=====