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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Recording Townships
Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 19:56:19 -0400
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I live in NJ also. There is a formal government of borough, city, town,
township and village. My son lives in Tewkesbury Township, in the
village of Bissel (an unincorporated crossroads) near the village of
Oldwick and his address is in Lebanon.

However Whitehouse Station is an unincorporated village in the Township
of Readington.

How about the Township of the Village of South Orange.

What about New York City? What is New York? Is it the borough of
Manhattan? Is it the entire city? Is it the county?

What and how much you should enter into a place depends on the location.

bob gillis

myrnice wrote:
>
> 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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