Ogden, Weber County, Utah Genealogy

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Quick History
Wikipedia

1846: Originally named as Buenaventura Fort Buenaventura, currently west of downtown Ogden, established by Miles Goodyear, a trapper.

1847: The fort and surrounding land were bought by the Mormon settlers, and renamed Brownsville, later Ogden.

City Hall
http://ogdencity.com/ 2549 Washington Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84401

Biography

 * 1) Belnap, Arias (1893-1974)
 * 2) Belnap, Gilbert (1821-1899)
 * 3) Belnap, Gilbert Rosel (1847-1929)
 * 4) Belnap, Hyrum (1858-1938)
 * 5) Knight, Adaline (1831-1919)
 * 6) McBride, Henrietta (1821-1899)
 * 7) Mead, Abigail (1770-1854)

Cemeteries
Digitized cemetery records for Ogden cemeteries are available online through the Utah Cemetery and Burial Database maintained by Utah State History:


 * 1) Utah State History: Cemetery and Burial Database


 * Aultorest Memorial Park (formerly Mountain View Cemetery)

836 36th Street Ogden, Utah 84403 (801) 394-5556 Leavitts Aultorest Memorial Park/Mausoleum


 * 1) USGenWeb site
 * 2) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 3) Findagrave.com


 * Evergreen Memorial Park

100 Monroe Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84414 Myers Mortuary/Evergreen Memorial Park Administrative Office: 845 Washington Boulevard (801) 593-0845


 * 1) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 2) Findagrave.com
 * 3) The USGenWeb Project site


 * Ogden City Cemetery

1875 Monroe Blvd Ogden, Utah 84401 (801) 629-8231


 * 1) Ogden City site
 * 2) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 3) The USGenWeb site
 * 4) Findagrave.com


 * St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

There is no such cemetery by that name. There are no Catholic cemeteries in Ogden area. This has been confirmed by the pastor of the parish of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ogden.


 * 1) Utah Gravestone Photo Project
 * 2) The USGenWeb Project site
 * 3) Findagrave.com

City Records

 * 1) Ogden City Council Minute Book A, 1851-1869 (transcription; complete text)
 * 2) Ogden City Council Minute Book B, 1869-1872 (transcription; complete text)

Church History and Records

 * Baptist


 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Bonneville Park Branch
 * Highland
 * Lomond View
 * Mount Fort
 * Mount Ogden
 * Ogden North
 * Ogden First Ward
 * Ogden Second Ward
 * Ogden Third Ward
 * Ogden Fourth Ward
 * Ogden Fifth Ward
 * Ogden Sixth Ward
 * Ogden Seventh Ward
 * Ogden Eighth Ward
 * Ogden Ninth Ward
 * Ogden Tenth Ward
 * Ogden Eleventh Ward
 * Ogden Twelveth Ward
 * Ogden Thirteenth Ward
 * Ogden Fourteenth Ward
 * Ogden Fifteenth Ward
 * Ogden Sixteenth Ward
 * Ogden Seventeenth Ward
 * Ogden Eighteenth Ward
 * Ogden Nineteenth Ward
 * Ogden Twentyth Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-first Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-second Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-third Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-fourth Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-fifth Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-sixth Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-seventh Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-eighth Ward
 * Ogden Twenty-ninth Ward
 * Ogden Thirtyth Ward
 * Ogden Thirty-first Ward
 * Ogden Thirty-second Ward
 * Ogden Thirty-third Ward
 * Ogden Thirty-fourth Ward
 * Ogden Deaf Branch (later Ogden Valley Deaf Branch)
 * Weber South
 * Weber West


 * Roman Catholic


 * Holy Family Parish 1100 E 5550 S PO Box 3070 Ogden UT 84409 Phone: (801) 479-1112
 * Saint James the Just Parish 495 N Harrison Blvd Ogden UT 84404 Phone: (801) 782-5393
 * Saint Joseph Parish 24th Street and Adams Street
 * Saint Mary Parish 4050 South 3900 West Ogden UT 84401 Phone: (801) 621-7961

Directories

 * 1) Utah Directory and Gazetteer for 1879-1880

History
Ogden has a number of city-specific histories. Given its dominant role in Weber County, county histories should also be consulted. Some Ogden-specific histories include:


 * 1) Belnap, John M. ed. Ogden City and Weber County: A Historical Sketch, Transcribed from the Original Manuscript of Joseph Stanford, Ogden City, 1880 (1968)
 * 2) Crawford, D. Boyd. History of Ogden, Utah, In Old Postcards (1996)
 * 3) Roberts, Richard C. and Sadler, Richard W. Ogden: Junction City (1985)
 * 4) Sillito, John R. and Langsdon, Sarah. Ogden (Images of America Series) (2008)
 * 5) Strack, Don. Ogden Rails: A History of Railroads in Ogden, Utah, From 1869 to Today (1997)
 * 6) Tillotson, Elizabeth. History of Ogden, Utah (1961)
 * 7) A Belnap Family Guide to Weber County, Utah, 1992

Maps

 * 1) USGS GNIS FID 1444049
 * 2) Google
 * 3) Hometown Locator

Museums

 * 1) Weber County Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum

Newspapers
The Standard Examiner is the main local paper for the Ogden area. It's name and management have undergone several changes over time. Earlier editions, including for predecessor papers, are available online through the Utah Digital Newspapers web site maintained by the University of Utah at:


 * 1) Utah Digital Newspapers

Old editions are also available on microfilm at the Weber County Library.

Vital Records

 * Births


 * Deaths

Digitized images of death certificates from 1904 to 1956 that occurred in Ogden are available online here:


 * 1) Utah Death Certificate Index


 * Marriages

Digitized images of marriage licenses issued for Ogden are available online here:


 * 1) Weber County Marriage Licenses


 * Health Department

Weber-Morgan Health Department