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''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Jersey Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''New Jersey Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ||
Statewide registration of deaths began in 1848, and some earlier records have been extracted from other sources. Records before | Statewide registration of deaths began in 1848, and some earlier records have been extracted from other sources. Records before 1911 are kept at the [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/searchdatabases.html New Jersey State Archives]. From 1912 to the present, death records are kept at the [http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/start.shtml New Jersey 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.<br> | ||
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== '''Next Step: When did the death occur? ''' == | == '''Next Step: When did the death occur? ''' == | ||
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:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_before_1848|Before 1848]]'''</span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_before_1848|Before 1848]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_from_1848_thru_1912|1848 thru | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_from_1848_thru_1912|1848 thru 1911]]''' </span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_from_1913_to_the_present| | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Death Records#Deaths_from_1913_to_the_present|1912 to the present]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span> | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span> | ||
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== '''Deaths from | == '''Deaths from 1912 to the present''' == | ||
Death records prior to | Death records prior to 1912 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives. From 1912 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''' ==== | ||
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:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | :*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] | ||
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[[Category:New_Jersey_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How_to_articles]] | [[Category:New_Jersey_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How_to_articles]] | ||