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New Jersey State Archives Reference
The
State Archives' public research rooms are open for business
Monday-Friday (except for state holidays), 8:30am - 4:30 p.m.
Please note that after July 20, 2009 the retrieval
and use of manuscripts and other original records will only
be possible from 1:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
The reduction of public hours for manuscript research
has become necessary due to a shortage of staff. We sincerely
regret any resulting inconvenience. The building is fully
handicapped-accessible, but designated parking behind 225
West State Street is limited. Due to the construction of Stacy
Park behind the State House, visitor parking will no longer
be available in the State House Surface lot. There is very
limited parking available in the State House Garage and on
West State Street (metered). Please also look at the following
link for other parking options: www.trentonparking.com
Eating,
drinking and smoking are prohibited in the Archives' public
areas (including the reception area). The following are not
permitted in the State Archives' public research rooms: pens;
briefcases, purses & waist pouches; portfolio cases &
research file bins; zip notebooks; coats and umbrellas; luggage,
bookbags and computer bags; strollers and diaper bags. Cellular
phones/pagers must be set to vibrate mode (please take or
make calls in the reception area). Secure lockers are provided
for storage of personal items, the receptionist will provide
locker keys.
Researchers
can also obtain copies of documents through the mail from
certain indexed collections. See Search
Services and Fees below regarding collections that can
be searched by mail. Search and copy fees must be paid
in advance. The Archives will provide the best photocopy
available. We cannot guarantee image quality (due to
the condition of the originals and the fact that most copying
must be done from microfilm), and we cannot refund photocopy
and search fees.
The
State Archives also offers photographic and alternate reprographic
services. Consult the New
Jersey State Archives Schedule of Fees for further information.
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| Bette
M. Epstein, Reference Supervisor |
225
West State Street
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 |
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| Search
Services and Fees |
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The New Jersey State Archives will search the following indexed
collections and provide copies for the fees shown.
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| Birth,
Marriage and Death Records |
Marriage
Records, 1666-1799
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County
Marriage Records for Burlington
(1795-1878), Cumberland County (1795-1878), Essex
County (1795-1879), Mercer County (1832-1887) (gaps),
Passaic County (1838-1878), Somerset County (1795-1878),
Sussex County (1795-1878), Union Co. (1857-1878)
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$5.00
per record; requests must include the husband’s
and wife’s names and an approximate date
of marriage.
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Birth,
Marriage, and Death records dating May 1848-December
1900 (For
more recent records, contact
Bureau
of Vital Statistics at 609.292.4087)
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For $10.00 fee, paid in advance, we will
search for a birth,
marriage
or death record
when the month and year are provided. Please use
form below and fill out required information.
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that a portion of the $10 fee is earmarked for the
conservation and re-imaging of the 1848-1878 birth,
marriage and death returns, which have severely
deteriorated over time. See Vital
Records Conservation for more information.
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If the month and year are not known, no more than
one two-year search can be requested
for fee of $15.00, please use the forms
below and fill out required information.
- Deaths
from June 1878-December 1900 will be searched by
fiscal year (i.e. July 1890-June 1891), not calendar
year. Please specify fiscal years to be searched,
if an exact date is not supplied.
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Fees are non-refundable regardless of whether
the requested record is found.
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Payment must be by check or money order payable
to “New Jersey General Treasury.”
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If
requesting other records besides vital records,
please send a separate check and letter for May
1848-December 1900 vital records request.
- Birth
Record Request Form;
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Marriage Record Request Form;
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Death Record Request Form
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find and order copies of death records for the 1878-1885
period, consult the searchale Index
to Death Records, June 1878 - June 1886.
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| Land
and Estate Records |
Wills
and Estate Inventories 1670-1952
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$10.00 per packet (up to 10 pages), $1.00 each
additional page; provide the name
of the deceased, approximate death date, and
county or major city of residence. Include
file number, if known.
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Secretary
of State's Deeds, Surveys and Commissions, ca. 1650-1785
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East
and West Jersey Proprietors' Surveys, 1680s-early
1900s
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$5.00
per record; provide book and page citation,
names
of parties, and approximate date and location
of land. Some of the surveys are included
in our index to Proprietary
Warrants and Surveys.
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| Military
Service Records |
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1793 MIlitia Census, Wars of 1794-1815, and Mexican
War (1846-1848)
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$10.00
per record; provide name, company, and regiment
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Spanish-American
War and National Guard/Punitive Expedition into
Mexico, 1916
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$5.00
per record, per conflict; provide name, company,
and regiment
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$5.00
each for a soldier's unofficial service record;
provide name, county or major city of residence,
and age.
- $5.00
fee for a photocopy of soldier's death information
card and photograph (if included); may be available
for soldiers who died while serving in WWI.
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New Jersey Home
for Disabled Soldiers Case Files [incomplete], ca. 1866-1920s.
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| Legislative
Records |
Inventories
of Damages by the British and Americans
in New Jersey, 1776-1782
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| Naturalizations
(Citizenship Papers) |
State-Level
Naturalizations (by the Supreme Court,
Chancery Court, Prerogative Court and Legislature)
all counties, 1750s-1830s.
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$5.00
per 5 years searched; provide name, county,
and approximate year; almost all are men because
women obtained
citizenship through their husbands.
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County-Level
Naturalizations (Court of Common Pleas)
for Burlington (1790-1956), Camden (1844-1933), Essex
(1792-1931), Mercer (1838-1930), Ocean (1850-1951),
Sussex (1817-1958), & Union counties (1845-1931).
For all other counties please contact the local county
clerk.
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| Court
Records |
N.J.
Supreme Court Case Files, 1704-1844
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| Federal Census
Records |
U.S.
Census Records, 1830-1880
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$5.00
per record; copy of entry sent when page citation
is provided.
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| Newspaper
Searches |
Searches
from New Jersey Newspapers, 1778 - mid-1900s
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| Name
Change Judgements |
Name
Change Judgments, 1847-1947
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| Certifications |
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$25.00 per document; only documents owned by the
New Jersey State Archives may be certified for
legal purposes. When requesting a certification
please send a separate check for the copying fee.
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| Checks
should be made payable to: New Jersey General Treasury
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| Mail
requests to:
New
Jersey State Archives
PO Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Please
send a separate check and letter for May 1848 - December
1900 vital records requests. |
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