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=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | === Vital Records Reference Dates === | ||
New Jersey's vital records start the following years: <br> | New Jersey's vital records start the following years: <br> | ||
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=== Records === | === Records === | ||
'''1848-1878'''. Original birth and death returns from 1 May 1848 to 31 May 1878 are at the state archives, and microfilm copies are there and at the Family History Library. <ref>({{FHL|312728|item}} beginning with film 493702.) </ref> | '''1848-1878'''. Original birth and death returns from 1 May 1848 to 31 May 1878 are at the state archives, and microfilm copies are there and at the Family History Library. <ref>({{FHL|312728|item}} beginning with film 493702.) </ref> | ||
'''1878-1900'''. Two sets of records were kept of births and deaths: the original certificates and copies in registers. The state archives has microfilms of both sets; the Family History Library only has microfilms of the registers. <ref>({{FHL|312728|item}} beginning with film 494183). </ref>The registers are arranged according to a July-to-June calendar year by county, then by city, then by the first letter of the surname, and then by the date of filing. | '''1878-1900'''. Two sets of records were kept of births and deaths: the original certificates and copies in registers. The state archives has microfilms of both sets; the Family History Library only has microfilms of the registers. <ref>({{FHL|312728|item}} beginning with film 494183). </ref>The registers are arranged according to a July-to-June calendar year by county, then by city, then by the first letter of the surname, and then by the date of filing. | ||
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The marriage returns before 1878 give the names of the bride's and groom's parents. The registers after 1878 do not have parents' names, but the marriage certificates do. Marriage returns since 1886 and marriage affidavits have not been microfilmed. The Family History Library has some of the following records, which are also available at the state archives. | The marriage returns before 1878 give the names of the bride's and groom's parents. The registers after 1878 do not have parents' names, but the marriage certificates do. Marriage returns since 1886 and marriage affidavits have not been microfilmed. The Family History Library has some of the following records, which are also available at the state archives. | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' New Jersey couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, Virginia]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' New Jersey couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, Virginia]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
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| Bride and groom indexes <br> | | Bride and groom indexes <br> | ||
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[ | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org.] | |||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | |||
[[New Jersey Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[New Jersey Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[New Jersey Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[New Jersey Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:New_Jersey|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:New_Jersey|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||