Series 22072
Brigham City (Utah). City Sexton Interment records, 1850-1978.
2 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
This series documents burials in the City Cemetery in a ledger format. Information recorded includes the name of the deceased, names of parents, name of spouse, marital status, date of death, place of death, cause of death, attending physician, location of grave, name of the sexton, and a column for remarks. Not all columns are completed for all persons. At the beginning of the the first reel is a brief history of the cemetery and of the cemetery superintendent/sexton's office written in 1978.
Research Note
The earliest documented burial in the City Cemetery is in 1853. The few ledger entries which pre-date that burial are described as having been buried in Salt Lake City.
Arrangement
Alphabetical by surname.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was filmed in 1978. Archival processing was completed by Arlene Schmuland in August 1999.
Related Material
Death and burial register from Brigham City (Utah). City Sexton, Series 22073, includes similar records for the years of 1872 to 1884 arranged roughly chronologically by date of death.
Cemetery plot deeds from Brigham City (Utah). City Recorder, Series 84758, contains the names of owners of the burial plots for the years 1886 through 1905, and 1963 through 1978.
Container List
| Reel | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1850-1965; Volume 1 |
| 2 | 1966-1978; Volume 2 |