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Title	Smithfield (Utah) Record of city and cemetery lot deeds
Repository	Utah State Archives and Records Service
Collection Number	Series 28106
Creator	Smithfield (Utah)
Date	1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943
Quantity	0.50 cubic foot and 1 microfilm reel
Language	English
Description	This series contains a single book used to record mayor's deeds granted by the mayor for city and cemetery lots, as well as other property. The earliest deeds for city lots date from 1872, when Mayor Samuel Roskelley obtained a deed from the federal government to the land within Smithfield City and in turn began transferring lots to the individuals who occupied the property. This was part of a procedure set up under an act of Congress to allow people in the Utah Territory to gain legal title to their property. The earliest recorded deeds to cemetery lots date from 1884. The book also records a variety of deeds to property "outside of the city proper" and deeds to Smithfield City for roads. The end of the book contains an alphabetical list of individuals buried in the Smithfield Cemetery, including burial location, date and place of birth, death date, and note of relationship. The latest burial listed dates from about 1903.; This series contains a single book used to record mayor's deeds granted by the mayor for city and cemetery lots, as well as other property. The earliest deeds for city lots date from 1872, when Mayor Samuel Roskelley obtained a deed from the federal government to the land within Smithfield City and in turn began transferring lots to the individuals who occupied the property. This was part of a procedure set up under an act of Congress to allow people in the Utah Territory to gain legal title to their property. The earliest recorded deeds to cemetery lots date from 1884. The book also records a variety of deeds to property "outside of the city proper" and deeds to Smithfield City for roads.; The end of the book contains an alphabetical list of individuals buried in the Smithfield Cemetery, including burial location, date and place of birth, death date, and note of relationship. The latest burial listed dates from about 1903.; Alphabetical by plat, thereunder numerical by block and lot.; Record of city and cemetery lot deeds; "Record of Deeds made and signed by the Mayor for city lots in Smithfield city Survey and Cemetary lots"; "Names of Persons buried in the Smithfield Cemetery" (p. 162)
Subject	; UMAbroad--Politics, Government, and Law
Access Restrictions	This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions	These records are available for reproduction and use.
Alternative Formats Available	This series is available on microfilm.
Related Material	Cemetery interment register from Smithfield (Utah), Series 28101, contains records of burials from 1864 - 1959.Death and burial record cards from Smithfield (Utah), Series 28102, are a comprehensive record of burials through 2010.
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