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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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Municipal Birth, Marriage and Death Records
The State Archives' holdings constitute only a sampling of local vital records. Municipalities were required to keep duplicate birth, marriage and death registers beginning in 1848; however, many pre-1910 records have not survived.
Counties were required to file marriage returns beginning in 1795. State-level recording of births, marriages and deaths began in 1848. Consult the pages linked below for further information on vital records.
Additional and/or more recent records will be available at the municipal level.
Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about the State Archives' accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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City of Absecon (Atlantic County)
Clerk's Office
Marriage License Applications and Returns, 1903-1922
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Control #:
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MABCL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Bernards Township (Somerset County)
Clerk's Office
Vital Records, 1866-1955
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Control #:
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MBECL001
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Boonton (Morris County)
Clerk's Office
Vital Records, ca. 1908-ca. 1950
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Control #:
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MBNCL001
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Format:
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2.9 reels (35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Caldwell Township (Essex County)
Clerk's Office
Birth and Death Returns, 1863-1864
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Control #:
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MCACL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 returns); 0.1 reel (part of one 35-mm reel)
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Notes:
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Birth and death returns for the year May 1863 - May 1864; recorded in VS Book I, p. 449, and Book J, p. 613, respectively.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Centre Township (Camden County)
Board of Health
Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1921-1926
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Control #:
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MCEHE003
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Series:
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Clayton Township (Gloucester County)
Clerk's Office
Returns of Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1857-1878
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Control #:
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MCICL002
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Clementon Township (Camden County)
Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1903-1929
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Control #:
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MCL00003
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Ewing Township (Mercer County)
Clerk's Office
Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1848-1878
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Control #:
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MEWCL001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type
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Series:
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Garwood Borough (Union County)
Clerk's Office
Marriage License Applications, 1910-1920
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Control #:
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MGACL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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This series was accessioned as a sample of the record type; these are not scheduled as permanent records.
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Series:
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Green Township (Sussex County)
Township Clerk's Office
Birth, Marriage, and Death Returns, 1848-1878
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Control #:
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MGRCL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Harrington Township (Bergen County)
Board of Health
Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1882-1916
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Control #:
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MHGHE002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (3 vols.)
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Notes:
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First volume includes Board of Health minutes, April 1880 - August 1890.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Hillsborough Township (Somerset County)
Township Clerk's Office
Record of Marriages, Births and Deaths, 1874-1878
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Control #:
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MHLCL001
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Format:
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0.3 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Lawrence Township (Mercer County)
Clerk's Office
Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1848-1878
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Control #:
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MLACL003
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Millham Township (Mercer County)
Board of Health
Minutes and Vital Records, 1882-1890
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Control #:
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MMHHE001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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Millville City (Cumberland County)
Clerk's Office
Vital Records, 1866-1915
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Control #:
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MMICL001
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Moorestown Township (Burlington County)
Clerk's Office
Marriage License Applications, 1910-1920
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Control #:
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MMOCL001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Notes:
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This series was accessioned as a sample of the record type; these are not scheduled as permanent records.
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Series:
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New Hanover Township (Burlington County)
Clerk's Office
Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1848-1879
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Control #:
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MNECL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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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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Palisades Township (Bergen County)
Clerk's Office
Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1892-1915
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Control #:
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MPCCL001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Union Township (Union County)
Assessor's Office
Returns of Birth, Death and Marriage for the period 1 May 1872 - 1 May 1873
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Control #:
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MUUTB001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 5.4 c.f. of paper records and 7.5 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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