How to Find New Jersey Birth Records: Difference between revisions

''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Vital Records|US Vital Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to Find United States Births]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Jersey Vital Records|Vital Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''New Jersey Births'''__NOTOC__  

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The first laws requiring town clerks to register vital records were made in 1675 and 1682, but few clerks complied. In 1848 New Jersey became the second state (after Massachusetts) to require statewide registration, but the early registration was not complete. At least 100,000 births in the period before 1920 were not recorded. <br>  

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== '''Next Step: When did the birth occur? '''  ==

:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Birth Records'''</span>  

:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>

:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Birth Records#Births_before_1848|Births before 1848]]'''</span>  

:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find New Jersey Birth Records#Births_from_1920_to_the_Present|1920 to the Present]]''' </span>  

:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Birth Information|Birth year unknown]]'''</span>

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If you do not find the birth information in the town records where your ancestor was born, you may need to look at [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place.  

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==== '''STEP ONE: Find Birth Information'''  ====

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Limited births maybe found in the following databases. Try each link.&nbsp;  

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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''New Jersey Births Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images'''  

With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the following locations:  

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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Birth Certificates'''

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:*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]