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===Vital Records Reference Dates===

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===Birth===

*'''1660-1980''' {{RecordSearch|1675383|New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2539 Ancestry] Index ($)

===Marriage===

*'''1665-1799''' [https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/ColonialMarriages.aspx Colonial Marriage Bonds, 1665-1799] at New Jersey Department of State — index, $ for photocopies; incomplete as most marriages did not use the bonds

*'''1665-1800''' [https://books.google.com/books?id=dNYMAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Documents+Relating+to+the+Colonial+History+of+the+State+of+New+Jersey&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JW2dVbLwK4P2sAWKj6qIBg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADge#v=onepage&q&f=false New Jersey Marriages Records] at Google Books — e-book; ''Also at: [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/new-jersey-marriages-1665-1800-published-1900 Findmypast] ($)''

*'''1670-1980''' {{RecordSearch|2365247|New Jersey Marriages, 1670-1980}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1678-1985''' {{RecordSearch|1675446|New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1901-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/new-jersey-marriage-index-1901-2016-image-browse New Jersey Marriage Index, 1901-2016] at Findmypast - Browse index ($)

*'''1930-1938''' {{RecordSearch|2842740|New Jersey Bride Index, 1930-1938}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey, Bride Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index

===Death===

*'''1720-1988''' {{RecordSearch|1675445|New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index

*'''1848-1878''' [https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/DeathIndex1848.aspx Death Records, May 1848 - May 1878] at New Jersey State Archives - index, $ for photocopies

*'''1878-1900''' [https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/DeathIndex.aspx Death Records, June 1878 - December 1900] at New Jersey Department of State — index, $ for photocopies

*'''1901-1929''' {{RecordSearch|2843410|New Jersey Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929}} at FamilySearch — [[New Jersey, Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1901-2017''' [https://www.newjerseydeathindex.com/ The New Jersey Death Index] at New Jersey Death Index — index; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61260/ Ancestry] index ($)''

==Birth and Death Records==

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.  

===Indexes===

'''1878-1900'''. Alphabetical statewide birth indexes, 1 June 1878 to 30 June 1890 and 1 July 1890 to 31 December 1900 are on microfilm at the state archives (not available at the FamilySearch Library). However, death records for 1878-1900 are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library (see below). No index exists for deaths from 1878 to 1900.  

'''1901–'''. Annual indexes to births and deaths, 1901 to 1903, are on microfilm at the state archives (not available at the FamilySearch Library). From 1904 to 1940, the statewide records are arranged alphabetically by year.

===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 FamilySearch Library. <ref>({{FSC|312728|item}} beginning with film 493702.) </ref>  

'''1901-1940'''. Microfilm copies of birth records, 1901 to 1923, and death records, 1901 to 1940, are at the state archives (not available at the FamilySearch Library).  

The contents of the records vary. The birth certificates, 1878 to 1900, give the name of the child, gender, date and place of birth, full names of parents, parents' ages, father's occupation, and the birth number of the child. The birth registers give most of the same information, although the mother's maiden surname sometimes is not shown.  

The early county marriages for most counties, often with supplementary marriages from church records, have been transcribed and published and are available at the FamilySearch Library. Justice of the peace records may or may not have been filed with the county and tend to be scattered. Some are in various collections at the state archives; some are available at the county courthouses; and some, such as those for Bergen, are at county historical archives. A large collection of Essex County dockets arranged by the name of the justice of the peace, 1782 to 1911, was filmed at the Essex County courthouse and is available at the state archives. <ref>({{FSC|100619|item}} film 1302538 items 2-6.) </ref>The state archives has the original justice of the peace dockets for some counties.  

Index and images to marriage records from selected counties in the state of New Jersey on FamilySearch Historical Record Collection. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Centers. Counties not available to view: Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Union, and Warren.<br><br>  

===Indexes===

*'''1848-1864''' - These are filed by county and then alphabetically by the first letter of the groom's surname {{FSC|312728|title-id|disp=FS Library films 493692-94}}.

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However, the records for 1848 to 1900 are on microfilms at the FamilySearch Library.

'''1848-1900'''. Marriage returns, 1848 to 1867, <ref>({{FSC|312728|item}} 25 films beginning with film 493702] </ref>Indexed in the International Genealogical Index; returns, 1868 to 1878 <ref>({{FSC|312728|item}} films 494145-60) </ref>, and registers, 1878 to 1900 <ref>({{FSC|312728|item}} films 494248-49; 495696-721; and 589813-22) </ref>a Arranged according to a July- to-June calendar year by county and then by the first letter of the groom's surname.  

'''1901-1940'''. The marriage records or certificates from 1904 to 1940 are arranged alphabetically by grooms' names within each year so no index is needed (not available at the FamilySearch Library).  

==Death Records==

===Other Vital Records Sources and Indexes===

[[New Jersey Periodicals|New Jersey Periodicals]] Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.  

==References==