Series 23415
Brigham City (Utah). Parks and Cemetery Dept Sexton's record
Dates: 1860-1909.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The Brigham City sexton's record is a ledger of information about individuals buried in the Brigham City cemetery. As required by Brigham City ordinance, this information includes the name of the deceased, date and place of birth, parents' names, death date, cause of death, and burial plot identification (Brigham City Ordinances, Utah State Archives, series 3662, Book 1, p. 15).
Arrangement
None.
No arrangement is apparent in the sexton's ledger except that individuals buried in the same plot are grouped together.
Research Note
Nearly all deaths recorded herein occurred between 1880 and 1909.
Related Records
Interment records from Brigham City (Utah). City Sexton, Series 22072, duplicate most of the entries in the sexton's ledger. Interment records were reconstructed after the cemetery office burned in 1963. The sexton's ledger is apparently an original record which survived the fire.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
The Brigham City sexton's ledger was microfilmed under the direction of Utah State Archives in December 2000 and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in July 2002.
Finding Aids
Indexes: The sexton included an index which lists names and page numbers. It appears that the names refer to cemetery plot owners and not to deceased individuals.
Indexing Terms
- Cemeteries—Utah—Brigham City.
- Burial—Utah—Brigham City.
- Brigham City (Utah)—Vital statistics.
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.