Liberty, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Liberty is a town in the Ogden Valley. Called Little Valley by the Ute Indian Chief, Little Soldier, it was settled by one family in 1859 with more coming the following year. The settlers renamed it Liberty in 1860. It was developed as an expansion of Eden.

Neighboring Communities
Eden | Huntsville

Biography & Genealogies

 * Early Latter Day Saints - A Mormon Trail Pioneer Database
 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers
 * Sons of Utah Pioneers Stories
 * Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprised of photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Cemeteries
Liberty Cemetery


 * Utah State History - Cemetery Database
 * Findagrave.com
 * Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * Burial records to 1966

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Liberty Ward (Weber, then Ogden Stakes)


 * Early history of Liberty and the people
 * Record of Members, 1892-1948

History

 * Remember my valley: a history of Ogden Canyon, Huntsville, Liberty and Eden, Utah from 1825 to 1976

Maps

 * USGS GNIS FID 1429602
 * Google
 * Hometown Locator

Newspapers

 * Standard-Examiner
 * Weber Sentinel News

Historical Newspapers

 * Ogden Standard Examiner Archives is available at Ancestry.com $ The data base is searchable from 1920 to 1977.
 * Utah Digital Newspapers for the Ogden Standard 1879 - 1927

Societies, Museums and Libraries



 * Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 2148 Grant Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 ph: (801) 393-4460


 * Ogden Regional FamilySearch Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132


 * Stewart Library ~ Weber State University 3750 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 801-626-6415


 * Weber County Library ~ Ogden Valley Branch 131 South 7400 East Huntsville, Utah 84317 801-745-2220

Marriages

 * Marriage information may be located at the Western States Marriage Database searchable by bride or groom.

Death

 * Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * Utah Death Certificates 1904 - 1956 -A free internet access to the 1904-1956 death certificates can be viewed on the Family Search Historical Records. Utah requires a death certificate before a burial is completed. A death certificate may contain information as to the name of the deceased, date of death, and place of death, as well as the age, birthdate, parents, gender, marital status, spouse and place of residence. For information on death prior to 1904 you can search the Utah State Burial Index.
 * Ancestry.com $ Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.

Suggested Reading

 * History of Weber County