Utah Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection is an index for the years 1892 to 1941. This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Birth and christening index entries usually include (over 98% of the time): • 2 Birth and christening index entries sometimes include:
 * Father's birthplace (79% of the time)
 * Mother's birthplace (78% of the time)
 * Race or color (23% of the time)

Coverage Table
The coverage table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Look at an image of the original record, if possible. The original may contain information that was not recorded in the index
 * Use the information to find other records such as marriage, death, or census records
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname, unless the surname is a common surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing any original indexes to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames, middles name, or an abbreviation of their given name

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.
 * Utah Guided Research
 * Utah Record Finder
 * Utah Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1905 | 1900-Present

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Utah Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah : Historical Records Survey, 1941
 * Utah, birth certificates, 1903-1914
 * Utah birth record, 1911
 * Box Elder County, Records of birth and death 1898-1915
 * Box Elder County, Registers of births : Junction district, June 1907-Sept 1920
 * Cache County, Birth and death registers, 1898-1905
 * Davis County, Register of births and deaths, 1898-1905
 * Davis County, Births, 1898-1905
 * Iron County, Register of births and deaths, 1905-1921, Cedar City
 * Iron County, Register of births and deaths 1898-1905
 * Juab County, Register of births, 1898-1905
 * Salt Lake County, Birth records, 1898-1905
 * Utah County, Register of births 1898-1905
 * Wayne County, Register of births, 1898-1948 and of deaths, 1899-1948

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Birth register kept by Esther Sessions, 1901-1918

Citing This Collection
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