Harrisville, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

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Quick History
Wikipedia

1851: Martin Henderson Harris, for whom Harrisville was named, and a nephew of Martin Harris of Book of Mormon fame, built a log home west of Four Mile Creek.

City Hall
http://www.cityofharrisville.com/

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

Biography

 * 1) Pioneers and prominent men of Utah : comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies, the early history of the Church Vol. 1 part 1 (Family History Archives) Vol. 1 part 2 (Family History Archives)

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

Church History and Records

 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * 1) Harrisville (created in 1877, formerly known as Harrisville Branch)


 * Record of members, 1863-1941 (FHLC film 26012 item 1-3, 26014, 26012 item 4-6)
 * Form E, 1907-1948 (annual genealogical report) (FHLC film  26013)
 * Minutes of meeting, 1850-1907 (FHLC film 26014)

History

 * 1) OnlineUtah.com for Harrisville (taken from Utah History Encyclopedia)
 * 2) State History Finding Aids (Utah State History)

Maps

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

Newspapers
The area is served from the newspapers based in Ogden, Utah

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

Vital Records

 * 1) Utah Department of Archives 1903 to 50 years ago (F) Choices of search types - name, date of death (year, month, day, or any combination) and county. Images of actual death certificates.
 * 2) Ancestry.com (F if through seleected Family History Centers) (FI$ if not through the Family History Centers) Utah Death Index 1905-1951 Hint Keyword: enter the year of death and enter the name of county if known.

Websites

 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Harrisville. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.


 * Ogden Regional Family History Center 539 24th St. Ogden, UT 84401 Phone: 801-626-1132 E-mail: UT_OGDEN@ldsmail.net