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How to Find New Jersey Death Records (view source)
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== '''Deaths from 1913 to the present''' == | == '''Deaths from 1913 to the present''' == | ||
Death records prior to 1913 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives. From 1913 to the present, records are kept at the New Jersey State Office of Vital Statistics. Records from 1848 to the present are also kept by the Local Registrars for [http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/regbycnty. | Death records prior to 1913 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives. From 1913 to the present, records are kept at the New Jersey State Office of Vital Statistics. Records from 1848 to the present are also kept by the Local Registrars for [http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/regbycnty.shtml individual counties]; however, many pre-1910 records have not survived. '''Informational copies of death records for genealogical purposes are available for deaths that occurred more than 40 years ago. '''In order to request a copy of a record for a death that occurred less than 40 years ago, you must provide proof of relationship. | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ==== | ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ==== | ||