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Mailing Address:
NJ State Archives
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Office Address:
225 West State Street - 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ
Contact Information
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County Birth and Burial Records
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The collections included in this page represent a sample of potential local records documenting births of children of slaves and veterans' burials. Additional records may be available at county offices.
Consult the Department of Health page linked below for post-1848 birth and death 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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Bergen County
Clerk's Office
Record of Burials of Indigent Soldiers, 1885-1907
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Control #:
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CBECL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Burials are almost exclusively of Civil War soldiers.
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Series:
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Bergen County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1846
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Control #:
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CBECL004
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Format:
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0.5 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
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1826
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Control #:
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CBUCL001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (15 items)
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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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Essex County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1843
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Control #:
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CESCL002
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.); 0.33 reel (35-mm)
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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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Hunterdon County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835
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Control #:
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CHNCL004
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Format:
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1.75 c.f. (4 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alpha. by slave owner's name
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Notes:
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Guide includes various name indexes including by given name of child, surname of child, given name of mother, etc.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Middlesex County
Clerk's Office
Record of Slave Births, 1804-1844
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Control #:
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CMICL010
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Salem County
Clerk's Office
Slave Manumissions and Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1800-1841
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Control #:
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CSACL007
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Series:
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Somerset County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1805-1830
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Control #:
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CSOCL003
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (5 items); 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
Clerk's Office
Birth/Death Record and Burial/Transit Permit Stubs, 1872-1879
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Control #:
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CSOCL004
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Format:
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0.05 c.f. (3 folders); 1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Death record stubs are for Raritan Township; birth record stubs are for Somerville and Bridgewater Township.
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Series:
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Sussex County
Clerk's Office
Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1801-1835
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Control #:
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CSUCL003
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Format:
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0.15 c.f. (15 items); 0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by slave owner
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Notes:
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Original records cover 1806-1821; film covers 1801-1835.
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Series:
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Union County
Clerk's Office
County Physician's Death Certificates and Precepts, 1874-1884
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Control #:
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CUNCL005
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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
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 3.05 c.f. of paper records and 6.33 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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