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New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Contact Information
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County Marriage Records
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Counties were required by law to file marriage returns beginning in 1795. Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for colonial marriage bonds.
Consult the Department of Health page linked below for post-1848 marriage records filed at the state level.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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Atlantic County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Books, 1837-1885 and Indexes, 1837-1910
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Control #:
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CATCL007
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 vol.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By date of filing
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Notes:
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Book A is still held by the Atlantic Co. Clerk's Office; State Archives holds Book 2 and film of Books A, 2 and the index.
Index includes references to non-resident marriages 1897-1910.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Bergen County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Books, 1795-1877
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Control #:
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CBECL007
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Returns, 1795-1920
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Control #:
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CBUCL003
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Format:
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7 c.f. (11 boxes, 7 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by officiant; semi-chrono.
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Notes:
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Includes loose marriage returns and marriage books.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Burlington County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1898
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Control #:
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CBUCL004
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Cape May County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1878
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Control #:
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CCPCL005
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Cumberland County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1789-1949 (bulk dates 1795-1878)
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Control #:
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CCUCL001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes); 6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By officiant/chronological
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Notes:
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Use indexed marriage volumes to determine officiant. Volume B includes some post-1878 records.
Loose returns arranged by officiant, but filmed by date recorded.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1893 (recorded 1795-1940)
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Control #:
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CESCL004
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Format:
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6 c.f. (11 vols., 5 boxes); 9 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Returns are numbered by recording date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CESCL020
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Applications are numbered continuing from loose marriage returns included in series Marriage Records, 1795-1920.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Gloucester County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1783-1907
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Control #:
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CGLCL010
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Bound volumes cover 1795 to 1907; loose marriage returns cover 1783 to 1880.
Each bound volume includes an index.
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Series:
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Hudson County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CHDCL002
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Format:
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5 c.f. (10 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By number (roughly chronological)
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Series:
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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1900
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Control #:
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CHNCL017
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Loose marriage returns organized by surname of officiant.
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Series:
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Mercer County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Returns, 1815, 1832, & 1841-1887
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Control #:
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CMECL002
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officiant
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Notes:
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For post-1848 records, see Dept. of Health vital statistics (available in the search room) which are more complete.
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Series:
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Mercer County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CMECL007
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1928
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Control #:
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CMICL007
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Format:
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4 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Monmouth County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1789-1880
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Control #:
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CMNCL002
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Morris County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1919
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Control #:
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CMRCL005
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Ocean County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1850-1908
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Control #:
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COCCL003
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1837-1902
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Control #:
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CPACL008
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (3 vols.); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1680-1956 and Indexes, 1680-1945
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Control #:
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CSACL006
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Format:
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7 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Returns, 1778-1887
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Control #:
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CSOCL001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes and 3 vols.); 2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Various
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Notes:
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Includes original returns for marriages dating from 1778 to 1887, and three bound volumes of marrriages recorded from 1795 to 1880.
Loose returns alphabetical by officiant; filmed books are chrono.
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Non-resident Marriage License Applications, 1897-1910
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Control #:
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CSOCL005
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box [part]); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Somerset County
Surrogate's Office
Miscellaneous Estate Papers [Unrecorded], ca. 1770-1987
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Control #:
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CSOSU001
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Format:
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3 c.f. (6 boxes); 84 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Numbered within surname first letter
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Notes:
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Includes material from un-probated estates, along with some early marriage bonds; filmed records cover 1804-1900.
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1795-1878
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Control #:
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CSUCL002
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes); 6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officiant/chrono.
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Notes:
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Consult the indexed Marriage Books for the name of the officiant.
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage License Applications, 1898-1910
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Control #:
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CSUCL010
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (5 folders); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1850-1878
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Control #:
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CUNCL001
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Format:
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1.25 c.f. (5 boxes); 3 reels (1 16-mm, 2 35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by officiant
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Notes:
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Consult indexed Union County marriage book [#1] for name of officiant.
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
Non-Resident Marriage Licenses, Applications and Certificates, 1901-1910
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Control #:
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CUNCL002
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Numerical/chronological
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Notes:
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Licenses #11 and #13 are not on the GSU film.
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Series:
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Warren County
Clerk's Office
Marriage Records, 1825-1902
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Control #:
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CWACL003
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 35.45 c.f. of paper records and 166 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
This page last updated 05/17/2006
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