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From: "myrnice" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Recording Townships
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:07:14 -0400
References: <20020731.124709.-761045.10.dean.scribner@juno.com> <006f01c23903$ad697550$cb4ee0c7@DAVIDDELL>


In New Jersey there is a Township government as well as City and County.
Talk about layers of government.

We used to live in Whitehouse Station (outside the city limits but the post
office was there), Reddington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United
States of America. Many records were kept in the Township offices.

Myrnice

"David's Personal" wrote on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Recording Townships


> As is proved here...the localities of counties, cities, townships, etc.
have
> different importance's depending on the locality.
>
> --David W. Neagley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Scribner" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [TMG] Recording Townships
>
>
> > If you do research in New England, the Township has the utmost
relevance.
> > In Maine before 1892 vital records were kept ONLY at the township
level.
> > As an example, I have a child born in Suncook, New Hampshire in 1872;
> > you had better look in the vital records of the Town of Pembroke, or you
> > aren't going to find her. In many cases, especially in the early years,
> > the City is the one that's more genealogically irrelevant. That's why I
> > record it as follows:
> > Place Detail: Suncook
> > City/Town: Pembroke
> > County: Merrimack County
> > State/Prov: New Hampshire
> >
> > Dean
> >
> > > In a message dated 7/31/02 8:09:39 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > > writes:
> > > > except I usually do not enter the Township and it has little
> > genealogical
> > > > relevance.
> >
> >
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> >
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