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Will somebody help me ? Im desperate. Genealogy - US death certificates troubleshooting?
Please I need to obtain two death certificates.
Those were my great uncle and aunt.
I know everyhing, where and when they were born and when and where they died (New Jersey).
I have been struggeling to obtain their certificates. Either I pay for some stupid website membership and I see nothing but Census, or I write to Courts etc without any success.
I will gladly pay your cost.
Thank you so much.
7 Answers
- MaxiLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
If you know where they died and you are able as in legally able to purchase the death cert( as in next of kin re USA policy) then you will find their death cert in the place " you know they died in".......................
- JohnLv 77 years ago
Go the the New Jersey Bureau of Vital Records website. It will tell you exactly how to order death records for genealogical purposes. With the names and dates of death you can definitely get New Jersey Records unless for some reason the Registrar's clerk cannot find the records. You can also request that the local Registrar search for the records.
I don't know where you live. If you live close enough you can go to the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton and do the searching yourself. The only cost is 25¢ a page if you make a copy of the microfilm record of the birth record. And you can bring paper and pencils to make and notes or copy out any information you want. (Do not bring a pen; they are not allowed. But pencils are OK).
And a short way away is the State Library. It has all Newspapers published in the state on microfilm and you can search for obituaries.
I live in New Jersey and I have been to both the State Archives and the State Library so I am sure of this information. I am also familiar with the Bureau of Vital Records. They do charge for the records but they will furnish them to you.
- wendy cLv 77 years ago
Genealogical Records (family history research) are:
Birth, death and marriage records for people who are deceased
AND where
Check the Status of a Request
the birth occurred more than 80 years ago
the marriage occurred more than 50 years ago
the death occurred more than 40 years ago
Your request cannot be processed as a genealogical request if the person named on the record is still living or the event was more recent than listed above.
The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry holds records from 1912 to present. For records from May 1848 to 1911 visit the Department of State, New Jersey State Archives web page or call (609) 292-6260.
The following must be sent with your application:
all required copies of ID for proof of identity
the correct fees
copies of documents proving your relationship to the person named on the record, if you are ordering a certified copy
Your application will be returned if you do not send in all required documentation.
DO YOU FIT THE ABOVE???
it MUST BE over 40 yrs ago, and it must be since 1913. You didn't include any of that in your question. If you fit that.. you are the only person that has the means to do this.
if you don't.. then they are limited to the specific laws of New Jersey.
- ObserverLv 77 years ago
Since you say you know "everything" If they died in New Jersey contact the Vital Statistic division of the Department of Health Services of the state government. You will have to pay for the certificates as they are no on any public web site or free. You should also indicate if you need certified copies for legal purposes of if you are requesting Genealogical copies/
If I were to do this for you The charge would be significantly higher than if you contact the state or country where they died directly, professional genealogists always charge a fee in addition to cost for records obtained for clients.
Source(s): Genealogical researcher 40+ years, Anthropologist & retired Instructor - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- Anonymous7 years ago
http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/
(note the URL - this is the official site) says:
The Office of Vital Statistics and Registry registers vital events and maintains the following vital records:
Birth, marriage and death records starting at 1914
If they died before then you'd have to look for a tombstone or local records, either church or civil.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Well, If you know where they died and you are able as in legally able to purchase the death cert( as in next of kin re USA policy) then you will find their death cert in the place " you know they died in".......................