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Connecting NFS Ancestors Who Died in Utah
to Records of their Deaths
OBJECTIVES
• IDENTIFY ON NEW FAMILYSEARCH ANCESTORS WHO DIED IN UTAH
• LEARN HOW TO FIND RECORDS OF THEIR DEATHS ONLINE
• EXPLORE WHAT THE RECORDS TELL ABOUT THOSE ANCESTORS
In this lesson you are going to learn to find and use two records of death on
two different websites:
• DEATH CERTIFICATES– http://www.archives.state.ut.us/research/indexes/20842.htm
• NEWSPAPER OBITUARIES– http://digitalnewspapers.org/
In Family Pedigree with Details on NFS you can highlight each direct line ancestor on
the pedigree chart to find those who died in Utah.
To find death records for deaths between 1904 and 1958 go to:
http://www.archives.state.ut.us/research/indexes/20842.htm
1. Type in the name of the person, surname Remember to search for married women under their married name.
2. Click on Search.
1 2
Go back to NFS and compare the dates
Go back to NFS and compare the dates
Compare wife’s name
Compare data with NFS
Now in Family Pedigree on NFS you can check to find another direct line ancestor
who died in Utah.
Josephine Fielding Heath died in Utah in 1928
Here is the death
record of Josephine Fielding Heath.
Remember that we
search for death
records of married women
under their married
surnames.
Now search at http://www.archives.state.ut.us/research/indexes/20842.htmfor Josephine Fielding Heath.
When you check in Family Pedigree on NFS you find mother Mary Ann died in Utah before 1904, so there
will not be a death certificate for her.
We can search for an obituary in Utah Digital Newspapers at
http://digitalnewspapers.org/
Here are some of the newspapers found there:
Search for the ancestor found in NFS
Remember that we search for death records of married women under their married surnames.
Search for Mary Ann Fielding,
Not Mary Ann Peake
The Results! Which one do you want?
Which one is likely to be the right one?Go back to NFS to compare to know which is correct.
Only the first is for 1885.
Is this the right person?Go back to NFS to compare to know if this is the right person.
There is a difference in the birth date. How do you determine which is correct?
THAT IS THE TOPIC FOR ANOTHER LESSON!!
A wonderful tribute to
this woman!!
Do not forget to look for their children
DIED BEFORE 1904
CHECK OBITUARIES
The two websites that you have learned about in this tutorial
• To find death records for deaths between 1904 and 1958 go to: http://www.archives.state.ut.us/research/indexes/20842.htm
• Search for an obituary in Utah digital Newspapers athttp://digitalnewspapers.org/
Now search in each of these three indexes for at least two members of your ancestral families or those of
your spouse.
Report the results to your shift supervisor.
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