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Blog recap of Webinar: Death Records: The Linchpin of Genealogy Research

Home Blog recap of Webinar: Death Records: The Linchpin of Genealogy Research

Thanks everyone for joining us for yesterday’s class on death records.  As I mentioned in class, when most of you write to me, you’re looking for information that can be found on an individual’s death record (even though your question may have nothing to do with the person’s death).  This is because the information provided on the record often includes the following:

  • Name
  • Birthdate
  • Marital Status
  • Parents’ Names
  • Place of Birth
  • Information on Illness and Death
  • Undertaker and Place of Burial

During class, we reviewed information on New Jersey Deaths May 1848-Present (the vital records era) and New Jersey deaths outside of the vital records era, as well as non-New Jersey deaths.  Remember, for New Jersey deaths, the records themselves are not digitized.  However, indexes to NJ Death Records through 2016 are available online.

Note: Order NJ Death Records May 1848-December 1930 from New Jersey State Archives.  Order 1931-2016 records from NJ Department of Health Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.

Here are some of the great resources to help you research deaths:

If you have any further questions about death records and why they are so useful to your research, please let me know!

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