New Jersey Guided Research

How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, New Jersey



FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.



Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1660s-1980s: New Jersey Birth Collections at FamilySearch



If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1848-1878, 1901-1929: New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1600s-1970s: New Jersey Marriage Collections at FamilySearch



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1660s-1965: United States Marriages, New Jersey at Findmypast ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist



Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1660s-1980s: New Jersey Death Collections at FamilySearch



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1878-1899: State of New Jersey Death Records at the New Jersey State Archives




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist








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