The goal of the Utah Pioneer Project is to create a database of all Utah pioneers and to provide information on each pioneer, parents, siblings, spouse(s), children, and children’s spouses. This database may take years to complete.
The first stage of this project will focus on pioneers who came to Utah by 1850. The second stage will focus on those who came between 1850 and 1860. The third stage will focus on those who came between 1860 and May 1869 when the railroad was completed.
New information will be added often. Both primary and secondary sources will be used for each person. These sources are not equal in accuracy. Be sure to check what sources were used for the information on your ancestor. Information from additional sources will be added for people as the sources are checked.
If you wish to volunteer to help gather data, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Most of what we do is in 1-2 hour increments of time.
If you wish to submit data about your pioneer ancestor, send a GEDCOM formatted file from your genealogy database (such as Legacy or Personal Ancestral File) by email to
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Only send information on the people outlined in the first paragraph above. A more detailed explanation on submitting data will be on this site soon.
New pioneers and family members have been added! (25 May 2009)
