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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:New Jersey|New Jersey]] > New Jersey Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:New Jersey|New Jersey]] > New Jersey Vital Records'' | ||
= New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online = | = New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online = | ||
== New Jersey Vital Records Online Links == | == New Jersey Vital Records Online Links == | ||
= Introduction to Vital Records = | [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/genealogy.html <u>http://www.jerseyhistory.org/genealogy.html</u>] | ||
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/ | |||
= Introduction to Vital Records = | |||
= Birth Records = | = Birth Records = | ||
=== Birth and Death Records === | === Birth and Death Records === | ||
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*''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and at many Family History Centers. You can also write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics for current fees and their policy regarding searching their records for genealogical requests. | *''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces''. Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+V24wv book 973 V24wv].) Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and at many Family History Centers. You can also write to the Bureau of Vital Statistics for current fees and their policy regarding searching their records for genealogical requests. | ||
== Adoption Records == | == Adoption Records == | ||
= Marriage Records = | = Marriage Records = | ||
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Marriage records from 1848 to 1878 can be obtained from the state archives for a fee. The records from June 1878 to 1940 can be viewed at the archives, but the staff cannot search them nor make photocopies. Copies of records from June 1878 to the present can be obtained by writing to the New Jersey State Department of Health. The fee and the restrictions are identical to those for births and deaths. | Marriage records from 1848 to 1878 can be obtained from the state archives for a fee. The records from June 1878 to 1940 can be viewed at the archives, but the staff cannot search them nor make photocopies. Copies of records from June 1878 to the present can be obtained by writing to the New Jersey State Department of Health. The fee and the restrictions are identical to those for births and deaths. | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
Matrimonial records, including divorce proceedings, were kept by the court of chancery through 1947. The records at the state archives and at the Family History Library date from 1743 to 1850. They are found in the chancery court case files and enrolled decrees described in the "[[New Jersey Court Records|Court Records]]" section of this outline and are indexed. Records of legislative divorces before 1845 are listed in Beth Jones-Reichman's ''Divorces by Legislative Acts, 1778-1844'', ''The Genealogical Magazine of New'' ''Jersey'' 53 (January 1978): 1-10. Most existing copies of divorce petitions are at the state archives. | |||
Divorce records since 1850 are in the possession of the superior court—except those less than five years old, which are usually kept at the county clerks' offices. Most case files are not restricted. You can obtain copies if you provide the approximate year of marriage and the names of both the plaintiff and defendant. Write to: | |||
'''Clerk of the Superior Court'''<br>Records Information Center<br>P.O. Box 967<br>Trenton, NJ 08625-0967<br>Telephone: 609-292-4978<br>Fax: 609-777-0094<br>Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/newjers.htm | |||
= Death Records = | = Death Records = | ||
=== Other Vital Records Sources and Indexes === | === Other Vital Records Sources and Indexes === | ||
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*''Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey''. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=259389&disp=Guide+to+vital+statistics+records+in+New%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library book 974.9 V2h]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=259389&disp=Guide+to+vital+statistics+records+in+New++ film 874039 items 1-2; fiche 6051253].) Volume 1 has information on birth, marriage, and death records, and volume two has information on the vital statistics records kept in churches. | *''Guide to Vital Statistics Records in New Jersey''. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=259389&disp=Guide+to+vital+statistics+records+in+New%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library book 974.9 V2h]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=259389&disp=Guide+to+vital+statistics+records+in+New++ film 874039 items 1-2; fiche 6051253].) Volume 1 has information on birth, marriage, and death records, and volume two has information on the vital statistics records kept in churches. | ||
= Substitute Records = | |||
[[ | [[New Jersey Church Records|New Jersey Church Records]] | ||
[[ | [[New Jersey Cemeteries|New Jersey Cemetery Records]] | ||
[[ | [[New Jersey Census|New Jersey Census]] | ||
[[ | [[New Jersey Newspapers|New Jersey Newspapers]] | ||
[[New Jersey Military Records|New Jersey Military]] | |||
[[New Jersey History|New Jersey History]] | |||
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= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | |||
[[New Jersey Archives and Libraries|New Jersey Archives and Libraries]] | |||
[ | [[New Jersey Societies|New Jersey Societies]] | ||
[[Category:New_Jersey]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:New_Jersey]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||