In Addition, we will discuss how to Create a Free FamilySearch Account. If you have an account with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you can sign in to FamilySearch.org with the same username and password as your Church Account.
FamilySearch is a website we recommend if you want to use a free service for ancestor research. You can also create a FamilySearch family tree.
There is an age limit for using the FamilySearch Account. You must be at least 13 years old to create an account. However, you can create an account with parental permission if you are under 13.
Create a Free FamilySearch Account: Each person should register for a FamilySearch Account using a separate email address or cell phone number. Again, this helps recover a forgotten username or password.
- Visit FamilySearch.org; in the upper right corner, click on the tab “Create Account.”
- Enter your First and Last name and birth date, and click “Continue.”
- Select the option (I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Use my record information to help me get started.) if you are a member. It would require a Church record number.
- You can find your Church record number.
- Enter your Church record number and click on “Continue.”
If the username is already in use, you will see the available choices for the username, like your desired one, beneath the field. You can click one of the available usernames to select it or enter a different username. It is essential to choose a recovery choice and enter the required information.
For example,
You can enter an email address or a cell phone number to have your account recovered when you forget your password. The recovery choice allows you to activate your account and recover your username and password if you forget them.
You should use a recovery email address if you enter your cell phone number and your country is not in the drop-down list. Then, you can click on Create Account. Once you create your account in FamilySearch, you must activate it.
Activate The Account:
- To activate the FamilySearch account after successfully creating it, you must log in to the email account you used to create the account.
- You will find an email from FamilySearch with instructions on activating the account.
- If you have not received the email from FamilySearch, click on Resend. Use the most recent one if you receive more than one verification email.
- You must activate the FamilySearch account on a laptop or desktop computer. Sometimes, the activation link in the email does not work correctly on a cell phone or tablet.
Cell Phone
- If you are using your cell phone to activate the FamilySearch account, go to the text message section on your cell phone and search for the text message with the verification code. Then, you can Enter that code into the Enter Code Here field. And then Click on Submit.
- If you did not receive the text message on your phone, click on Resend.
Bror Issue While Creating And Activating FamilySearch Account
- Use well-known browsers like Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari.
- If you get the error “We believe this account already exists ” when creating a Family Search account, you must have created one. You can recover your account by resetting the password.
- If the error “The cell phone number that you entered is already used in an account” appears, you must have created and recovered an account.
- “This Church record number is already used in an account.” This error also talks about how you already have an account with your Church record number. So, try to recover your account.
You can Contact our FamilySearch Support Number to get your issue resolved. We provide phone support 24×7. FamilySearch Support Number is +1-888-257-3335. So you can call for help.