Below are genealogy links and resources of potential interest to descendants of Utah Pioneer Gilbert Belnap:
General Genealogy Resources
- FamilySearch
- Ancestry.com (requires subscription)
- Cyndi’s List
- Genealogy Resources on the Internet
- RootsWeb.com
- Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group
- MyHeritage.com (requires subscription)
- FindMyPast (requires subscription)
Belnap/Belknap Genealogy Resources
Utah/Western United States and LDS Genealogy Resources
General
Utah History
- Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of Utah, 1540-1887 (from The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Vol. 26) (San Francisco, The History Company, 1889)
- Tullidge, Edward W. Tullidge’s Histories, Containing the History of All the Northern, Eastern and Western Counties of Utah; Also the Counties of Southern Idaho. With A Biographical Appendix of Representative Men and Founders of the Cities and Counties; Also A Commercial Supplement, Historical, Vol. 2 (Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor, 1889)
- Whitney, Orson Ferguson. History of Utah, Vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., 1892) (1805-1861)
- Whitney, Orson Ferguson. History of Utah, Vol. 2 (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., 1893) (1861-1877)
- Whitney, Orson Ferguson. History of Utah, Vol. 3 (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., 1893) (1877-1890)
- Whitney, Orson Ferguson. History of Utah, Vol. 4 (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., 1904) (Biographical)
Biography
- Esshom, Frank. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (1913) (PDF; large file)
- Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. I (1901) (PDF)
- Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. II (1914) (PDF)
- Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. III (1920) (PDF)
- Jenson, Andrew. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. IV (1936) (PDF)
- Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, vol. 1 (National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, 1999) (PDF)
- Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, vol. 2 (National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, 1999) (PDF)
- Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, vol. 3 (National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, 1999) (PDF)
- Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, vol. 4 (National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, 1999) (PDF)
- Portrait, Genealogical and Biographical Record of the State of Utah, Containing Biographies of Many Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present (1902) (PDF)
- Warrum, Noble, ed. Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical, Vol. 1 (1919) (PDF)
- Warrum, Noble, ed. Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical, Vol. 2 (1919) (PDF)
- Warrum, Noble, ed. Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical, Vol. 3 (1919) (PDF)
- Warrum, Noble, ed. Utah Since Statehood: Historical and Biographical, Vol. 4 (1920) (PDF)
Deaths/Burials
- Utah Death Certificate Index
- Utah State Cemetery Burials Database
- Ogden City Cemetery
- BYU-Idaho Special Collections: Idaho State Death Index
Marriages
Census Records
Newspapers
Early Church History–General
- LDS Church History
- Church History Catalog
- Journal History of the Church
- Joseph Smith Papers
- BYU: Latter-day Saint Movement Studies
- BYU: Digital Collections
- BYU: Family History Archives
- Ensign Peak Foundation (formerly Mormon Historic Sites Foundation)
- Historic Nauvoo
- Church History Biographical Database (formerly Pioneer Database and Missionary Database)
Maps
- Utah Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
- Library of Congress: Captain Howard Stansbury Map: “Map of the Great Salt Lake and Adjacent Country in the Territory of Utah: Surveyed in 1849 and 1850 Under the Orders of Col. J. J. Abert”
- Library of Congress: “Birds Eye View of Ogden City, Utah, Ty., 1875.”
- Library of Congress: “Topographical Map of Weber County, Utah: Surveys of 1884, 1885, 1886 & 1887”
- Library of Congress: “View of Ogden City, Utah Territory” (1889)
- Library of Congress: “Perspective Map of Ogden, Utah 1890”
- Old Maps Online (useful for historical and current topographical maps)
- randymajors.org (useful for township/range maps)
- Weber County Maps
Mormon Pioneers Research Resources
- Early Latter-day Saints Database–Winter Quarters BYU Project
- Mormon Pioneer Search
- Mormon Trails Association
- National Park Service: Mormon Pioneer Trail
- Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
- Mormon Battalion Association
- Easton, Susan Ward, comp. Pioneers of 1847: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
- Mormon Pioneer Food Blog
- MormonPlaces
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Publications
- Carter, Kate B. Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 1 (1958) (PDF)
- Carter, Kate B. Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 2 (1959) (PDF)
- Carter, Kate B. Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 3 (1960) (PDF)
- Carter, Kate B. Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 4 (1961) (PDF)
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Major Utah Pioneer/LDS Ancestral Family Organization Web Sites
- List of Mormon Family Organizations (Wikipedia, with links)
- Latter-day Saint Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA)
Ogden/Weber County Resources
- Ogden City Minutes Books:
- Book A, 1851-1869 (complete)
- Book B, 1869-1872 (complete)
- Book C (selected pages: pp. 24, 26, 29, 32, 34, 39, 41, 89, 92, 100, 101, 112, 114, 118, 121, 144, 153, 156, 252, 278, 321, 324, 328, 330, 331, 337, 339, 344, 346, 351, 354, 355, 359, 366, 367, 373, 375, 379, 386, 390, 392, 399, 400, 403, 404, 408, 409, 410, 415, 416, 418, 423, 425, 427)
- Book D (selected pages: pp. 118, 258, 311)
- Book E (selected pages: pp. 508, 509, 510, 524, 528)
- Book F (selected pages: pp. 291, 374, 554, 571, 574, 597, 598, 599, 638, 658)
- Book G (selected pages: p. 91)
- Book H (selected pages: pp. 104, 428, 429, 436)
- Belnap, John M., ed. Ogden City and Weber County: A Historical Sketch, Transcribed from the Original Manuscript of Joseph Stanford, Ogden City, 1880 (1968)
- Ordinances of Ogden City, Utah. To Which are Prefixed a List of the City Governments From 1869 to 1881, The Charter of the City and Amendments (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Company, 1881)
- Ogden Chamber of Commerce. Ogden, The Junction City of the West (1888)
- Ogden Chamber of Commerce. Ogden, The Junction City of the West (1888) (additional copy)
- Works Progress Administration, Ogden Historical Society. A Partial Bibliography of Source Material on Weber County and Ogden City, Utah (1938)
- Utah Historical Records Survey Project, Work Projects Administration. Inventory of the County Archives of Utah: No. 29 Weber County (Ogden), Preliminary Edition (1940) [and 1937?]
- Morgan, Dale L., ed. A History of Ogden. Ogden: Ogden City Commission, 1940
- Hunter, Milton R. Beneath Ben Lomond’s Peak: A History of Weber County, 1824-1900. Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1966
- Tillotson, Elizabeth. History of Ogden, Utah. 1961
- Roberts, Richard C. and Richard W. Sadler. A History of Weber County. (Utah Centennial County History Series.) Utah State Historical Society/Weber County Commission, 1997
- Roberts, Richard C. and Sadler, Richard W. Ogden: Junction City. Windsor Publications, 1985
- Sadler, Richard W. and Richard C. Roberts. Weber County’s History. Weber County Commission, 2000
- Terry, William W. Weber County Is Worth Knowing. Ogden: Weber County School District, 1987
- Crawford, D. Boyd. History of Ogden, Utah, In Old Postcards. 1996
- Sillito, John R. and Langsdon, Sarah. Ogden (Images of America Series). 2008
- Witten, Lee. Weber County, Utah: A Pictorial History of the Early Years. 2007
- Strack, Don. Ogden Rails: A History of Railroads in Ogden, Utah, From 1869 to Today. 1997
- UtahRails.net
- Ogden City, Utah (1893) (early photographs)
- Views of Ogden, Utah (1901) (early photographs)
- WSU: Stewart Library: Digital Collections: Ogden Buildings by Street
- WSU: Stewart Library: Community Collection: People, Places & Things
- Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Weber County, Utah
- Ogden 4th Ward History
- Ogden 5th Ward Relief Society History
- Ogden 31st Ward History
- Belnap, John M. History of Hooper, Utah: Land of Beautiful Sunsets. Privately published, 1976
- [Hooper:] A Bicentennial History 1976. Privately published, 1976
- FamilySearch Wiki: Weber County, Utah
- USGenWeb: Weber County, Utah
Ogden/Other Utah Directories
- 1867 Salt Lake City Directory, Including a Business Directory of Provo, Springville, and Ogden, Utah Territory
- 1869 Salt Lake City Directory and Business Guide (includes some information on Ogden/Weber County)
- 1874 Gazeteer [sic] of Utah, and Salt Lake City Directory
- 1879-1880 Utah Directory and Gazetteer
- 1883 Directory of Ogden City and Weber County
- 1883 Directory of Ogden City and Weber County (additional copy)
- 1883 Directory of Ogden City and Weber County (additional copy)
- 1884 Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Logan, Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake Cities
- 1888 Utah Gazetteer and Directory of Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and Logan Cities
- 1895-1896 Polk’s Ogden City Directory
- 1900 Polk’s Utah State Gazetteer and Business Directory (vol. 1)
- 1902 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 7)
- 1903-1904 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 8)
- 1904-1905 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 9)
- 1906 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 10)
- 1908-1909 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 12)
- 1910 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 13)
- 1911 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 14)
- 1912 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 15)
- 1913 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 16)
- 1914 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 17)
- 1915 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 18)
- 1916 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 19)
- 1918 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 21)
- 1918 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 21) (additional copy)
- 1920 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 23)
- 1922 Polk’s Ogden City Directory (vol. 25)
Utah Centennial County History Series [MORE TO COME]
- Bradley, Martha Sonntag. A History of Beaver County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- Huchel, Frederick M. A History of Box Elder County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- Peterson, F. Ross. A History of Cache County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1997) (PDF)
- A History of Carbon County
- A History of Daggett County
- Leonard, Glen M. A History of Davis County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- A History of Duchesne County
- A History of Emery County
- A History of Garfield County
- A History of Grand County
- A History of Iron County
- A History of Juab County
- A History of Kane County
- Lyman, Edward Leo & Newell, Linda King. A History of Millard County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- Smith, Linda H. A History of Morgan County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- A History of Piute County
- A History of Rich County
- Sillitoe, Linda. A History of Salt Lake County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1996) (PDF)
- A History of San Juan County
- A History of Sanpete County
- A History of Sevier County
- A History of Summit County
- A History of Tooele County
- A History of Uintah County
- Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel. A History of Utah County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1999) (PDF)
- A History of Wasatch County
- Alder, Douglas D. & Brooks, Karl F. A History of Washington County: From Isolation to Destination (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1996) (PDF)
- A History of Wayne County
- Roberts, Richard C. & Sadler, Richard W. A History of Weber County (Utah State Historical Society–Utah Centennial County History Series, 1997) (PDF)
Monuments
United States General Genealogy Resources
- National Archives: Resources for Genealogists
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management: General Land Office Records
- United States Court Records (judyrecords.com)
New England Genealogy Resources
General
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: American Ancestors
- The Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration
- Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. I (1860) (PDF)
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. II (1860) (PDF)
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. III (1861) (PDF)
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vol. IV (1862) (PDF)
- Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, vols. 1-4 (online digital version)
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
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Massachusetts Genealogy Resources
- Massachusetts Historical Society
- Colonial Society of Massachusetts
- Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County
- Massachusetts Genealogy
- Haverhill, Massachusetts Resources
Rhode Island Genealogy Resources
- Rhode Island GenWeb
- Little Compton Historical Society
- The Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project
- Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission
- Rhode Island Genealogy
Connecticut Genealogy Resources
Vermont Genealogy Resources
New Hampshire Genealogy Resources
New York Genealogy Resources
- New York GenWeb
- New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
- New York Genealogy
- Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, Vol. 1
- Doherty, Frank J. The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, Vol. 2
- Quaker Records: Nine Partners Monthly Meeting, Dutchess County, New York (FHL #229505)
- Quaker Records: Creek Monthly Meeting, Dutchess County, New York
Ohio Genealogy Resources
- Lake County Genealogical Society
- Pioneer and General History of Geauga County With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men (1880)
Canada Genealogy Resources
- Early Canadiana Online
- Ontario and Upper Canada Genealogy and History
- Early Ontario Records
- Port Hope, Ontario Resources
United Kingdom General Genealogy Resources
Archives and Civil Records
- National Archives
- National Archives: Access to Archives
- WAALT (Wiki for the Anglo-American Legal Tradition Website WAALT, project of the Anglo-American Legal Tradition (AALT), University of Houston)
- General Register Office
- Free BMD
- Free REG
- Essex Archives Online
- 1901 Census
Histories, Societies, Organizations
- British History Online
- Victoria County History
- Dictionary of National Biography
- The History of Parliament
- Genealogist
- British Data Archive (requires subscription)
- Guild of One-Name Studies
- Society of Genealogists
- Federation of Family History Societies
- Genealogy Guide (UK)
- UK Genealogy Archives
- GENUKI (UK and Ireland Genealogy)
Maps
Scotland
Medieval England Genealogy Resources
General
- Medieval English Genealogy
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
- Medieval Lands
- GEN-MEDIEVAL/soc.genealogy.medieval
- English Handwriting 1500-1700: An Online Course
- UK National Archives: Paleography: Online Tutorial
- UK National Archives: Learn Medieval Latin
- Cochoit: Medieval Genealogy Resources
Historical Source Documents
- Hathi Trust: Calendar of Patent Rolls
- Ango Saxon Chronicle
- The Domesday Book Online
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook
- Castles and Fortifications of England and Wales
- ORB: On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies
- English Medieval Legal Documents Wiki
- Early English Books Online–Text Creation Partnership (EEBO-TCP)
Compiled Medieval Genealogies
- The Peerage
- Tudor Place: Surnames
- Leo’s Genealogics Website
- Lee Rayment’s Peerage Page
- Stirnet.com (requires subscription)
Battle Abbey Roll
- Duchess of Cleveland, Wilhelmina. The Battle Abbey Roll, With Some Account of the Norman Lineages, vol. I (1889)
- Duchess of Cleveland, Wilhelmina. The Battle Abbey Roll, With Some Account of the Norman Lineages, vol. II (1889)
- Duchess of Cleveland, Wilhelmina. The Battle Abbey Roll, With Some Account of the Norman Lineages, vol. III (1889)
Battle Abbey Roll
- Rotuli Parliamentorum, Vol. I [ADD PDF]
- Rotuli Parliamentorum, Vol. II
- Rotuli Parliamentorum, Vol. III
English Heraldry Resources
Heraldic Visitations
- Visitations of Bedfordshire, 1566, 1582, 1634 (PDF)
- Visitations of Berkshire, 1532, 1566, 1623, 1665-66 (vol. II) (PDF)
- Visitation of Buckinghamshire, 1634 (PDF)
- Visitations of Cambridge, 1575, 1619 (PDF)
- Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 (PDF)
- Visitation of Cornwall, 1620 (PDF)
- Visitation of Cumberland, 1615 (PDF)
- Visitation of Devonshire, 1620 (PDF)
- Visitation of Dorsetshire, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitations of Essex, 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612, 1634 (part I) (PDF)
- Visitations of Essex, 1552, 1558, 1570, 1612, 1634 (part II) (PDF)
- Visitation of Gloucestershire, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitations of Hertfordshire, 1572, 1634 (PDF)
- Visitation of Huntingdon, 1613 (PDF)
- Visitation of Leicestershire, 1619 (PDF)
- Visitation of London, 1568 (PDF)
- Visitations of London, 1633, 1634, 1635 (PDF)
- Visitation of Norfolk, 1563 (PDF)
- Visitations of Northamptonshire, 1564, 1618-19 (PDF)
- Visitation of the Northern Counties, 1530 (PDF)
- Visitations of Nottinghamshire, 1569, 1614 (PDF)
- Visitations of Oxfordshire, 1566, 1574, 1634 (PDF)
- Visitation of Rutland, 1618-1619 (PDF)
- Visitation of Shropshire, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitations of Somersetshire, 1531, 1573 (PDF)
- Visitation of Somersetshire, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitations of Surrey, 1530, 1572, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitations of Sussex, 1530, 1633-34 (PDF)
- Visitation of Warwickshire, 1619 (PDF)
- Visitation of Wiltshire, 1565 (PDF)
- Visitation of Wiltshire, 1623 (PDF)
- Visitation of Worcestershire, 1569 (PDF)
- Visitations of Yorkshire, 1563, 1564 (PDF)
United Kingdom Nobility Resources
- Wotton, Thomas, Kimber, E. & Johnson, R. The Baronetage of England, vol. 1 (1771)
- Debrett, John. The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (“Debrett’s Peerage”), vol. 1, 13th ed. (1820)
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Lineage Societies
- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers
- National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
- National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- General Society of Mayflower Descendants
- The Elder William Brewster Society
- Society of Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
- Descendants of the Founders of Ancient Windsor
- United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
- Mormon Battalion Association
Gilbert Belnap Descendants’ Web Sites (sampling only)
Publications Resources
Digital Newspaper Sources
- Newspaper Archive (requires subscription)
- Newspapers.com (requires subscription)
- Elephind
- Utah Digital Newspapers
Genetics and Genealogy
- 23andMe (requires subscription)
- FamilyTreeDNA (requires subscription)
- GEDmatch
- Borland Genetics
- DNA Painter
Family Reunion Planning Resources
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Genealogical Research Standards/Resources
Cemetery/Headstone Resources
Last update: 1 Aug 2023