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NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
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Passaic County - Surrogate's Office
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Passaic County was formed 7 February 1837 as follows: Acquackanonk (Clifton) and Paterson Twps. from Essex County; Manchester (Haledon), Pompton (Bloomingdale/Ringwood/Wanaque/Pompton Lakes) and West Milford Twps. from Bergen County.
Consult the Bergen and Essex pages linked below for pre-1837 records.
Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for original estate records for the 1660s-1900 period.
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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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Miscellaneous Estate Records [incomplete], ca. 1853-1957
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Control #:
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CPASU001
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Format:
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20 c.f. (20 boxes)
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Notes:
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Apparently only a portion of these records were transfered to the Archives; includes surnames ending in C, D, E, F, K, L & M.
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Administration Bonds, 1861-1902
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Control #:
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CPASU002
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Miscellaneous Bonds, 1870-1899
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Control #:
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CPASU003
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Guardianship, 1857-1903
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Control #:
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CPASU004
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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Continue from Letters of Administration and Guardianship.
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Guardians' Bonds, 1861-1904
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Control #:
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CPASU005
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Estate Inventories, 1837-1902
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Control #:
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CPASU006
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Format:
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14 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Petitions for Letters of Administration, 1884-1903
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Control #:
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CPASU007
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Administration and Guardianship, 1837-1857
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Control #:
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CPASU008
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Notes:
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This filing is split into two series in 1857.
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Orphans Court Records, 1837-1900
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Control #:
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CPASU009
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Format:
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9 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Requests for Renunciations and Releases, 1871-1900
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Control #:
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CPASU010
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Sales of Lands, 1870-1904
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Control #:
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CPASU011
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Format:
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3 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Will Books, 1835-1911
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Control #:
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CPASU012
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Format:
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20 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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See Index to Wills and Proceedings for name-access to testators.
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Petitions for Probate of Wills, 1884-1903
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Control #:
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CPASU013
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Lodged Wills [Unprobated], 1842-1972
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Control #:
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CPASU014
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (3 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by testator
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Index of Wills and Proceedings, 1835-1919
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Control #:
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CPASU015
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Adminstration, 1857-1903
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Control #:
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CPASU016
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Notes:
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This series continues from Letters of Administration and Guardianship.
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Series:
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Passaic County
Surrogate's Office
Adoptions, 1880-1901
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Control #:
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CPASU017
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 21.5 c.f. of paper records and
69 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
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
Passaic County Surrogate's Office, 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson, NJ 07505-2018, tel. 973-881-4760, Ext. 208, website: www.passaiccountynj.org/Index.aspx?NID=133
This page last updated 04/23/2013
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