How to Find New Jersey Marriage Records

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Finding New Jersey Marriage Records

 * Statewide registration of marriages began in 1848; earlier records have been collected from other sources.
 * Records before 1912 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives.
 * From 1913 to the present, marriage records are kept at the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics.
 * Records from 1848 to the present are also kept by the local registrars for individual counties; however, many local pre-1910 records have not survived.

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Next Step: When did the marriage occur?

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 * Marriage Records
 * Choose a time period:


 * Before 1848
 * 1848 thru 1912
 * 1913 to Present
 * Marriage year unknown


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Marriages Before 1848

 * Statewide registration of marriages began in 1848; earlier records have been collected from other sources.
 * Records before 1912 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives.

If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases above, try searching for marriage information in other records:


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Marriages 1848 thru 1912

 * Statewide registration of marriages began in 1848
 * Records before 1912 are kept at the New Jersey State Archives
 * Records from 1848 to the present are also kept by the Local Registrars for individual counties; however, many local pre-1910 records have not survived

STEP TWO: Obtain the Record
If you did not find your ancestor in the above database, follow the instructions below:

PART A: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage


 * If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for a fee from the county registrar or the New Jersey State Archives.
 * If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in other records.

PART B: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records


 * Order a copy of a marriage record for a fee from the county registrar or the New Jersey State Archives.

OR


 * View a copy of a marriage record on microfilm at a Family Search Center:

Some images of county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local Family Search Center. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) to see what is available.


 * Search the FHLC by county.
 * Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.
 * For a small fee, order the microfilm to view at a local FamilySearch Center.

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STEP TWO: Obtain the Record
'''PART A: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records or the above indexes. '''Marriage records may be requested from the New Jersey Department of Health OR the County Registrar where the marriage occurred. For genealogical purposes, the marriage must have taken place more than 50 years ago and both parties must be deceased. Otherwise, proof of relationship is required to obtain the record.

PART B: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage


 * If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for the marriage date for a fee from the Local County Registrar.
 * If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can try searching for marriage information in other records.

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