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Index to Marriage Records, May 1848 – May 1878

The current index contains approximately 147,000 records filed with the Secretary of State from May 1848 through 31 May 1878.

Data entry from May 1848 through 31 May 1867 is complete and includes exact date and location of marriage verified from the original county returns.  Records from 1 June 1867 through 31 May 1878 are preliminary and reflect only county of registration and fiscal year (eg. 1870-1871).  Marriage date and exact location is being added for the 1867-1878 records as it is verified from the original returns.

Search by groom and/or bride, county of registration, and/or year of marriage.

Entering the initial letter or string of letters into the Name Fields will return all records beginning with that string. To search on a string within a name, simply type “%” followed by the string.

Results are limited to 500 records, and may be sorted by clicking on the title of each column.

New Jersey required state level filing of marriage records beginning from 1 May 1848.  These records, previously maintained by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Statistics, were transferred to the State Archives in 1965.

Marriages were recorded at the county level beginning in 1795.  Our County Marriage Records catalog page has information about county marriage records held at the State Archives.

New Jersey State Archives Searchable Database

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