Harrisville, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

Quick History
Several attempts were made to settle the Harrisville area beginning in 1850. Many times, when difficulties arose the settlers moved into Bingham's Fort. After the Johnston's Army concern was resolved, permanent residents returned in the fall of 1858. Harrisville was named after Martin Henderson Harris who had built a log home west of Four Mile Creek. The home of industry, Harrisville manufactured bricks, cheese, and brooms, and even briefly made some silk cloth. In 1871 a small post office was built. By 1875 there was a sawmill and a molasses mill on the banks of Four Mile Creek. On April 9, 1962, Harrisville became an incorporated township.

City Hall
City Office 363 West Independence Blvd. Harrisville, Utah 84404 Phone: 801.782.9648

Neighboring Communities
North Ogden | Ogden | Pleasant View | Marriott-Slaterville | Plain City

Biography & Genealogies

 * Early Latter-day Saints - An 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
 * List of Biographies available at the FamilySearch Library

Cemeteries
Most of the settlers of Harrisville are buried at the Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden.

Church History and Records

 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Harrisville (created in 1877, formerly known as Harrisville Branch)
 * Record of members, 1863-1941
 * Form E, 1907-1948 (annual genealogical report)
 * Minutes of meeting, 1850-1907

History

 * Bingham's Fort
 * Harrisville History Online Utah (taken from Utah History Encyclopedia)
 * History of Harrisville, Harrisville City
 * Martin Henderson Harris

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 1441617
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator
 * 4) City Street maps (Utah Dept of Archives and History)

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 2464 Jefferson Ave. Ogden, UT 84401-2404 Phone:(801) 337-2632 fax: (801) 337-2615

Suggested Reading

 * Harrisville Horizons


 * History of Weber County

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.
 * United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records; MyHeritage.

Websites

 * Four Mile Creek
 * Immigrant Ancestors Project