Carie A. Crone, Acting City Clerk, with certification Vital Statistics deals with people rather than things and may be defined as those records concerned with births, marriages, and deaths. The staff, located in the City Clerk’s office, provide assistance with marriage, death and, when appropriate, birth records. Marriage Applications – If the bride resides within the city limits, the application and license for marriage is processed in the Clerk’s office. Please contact the Clerk’s office if there are other extenuating circumstances. Marriage Licenses – Only the licenses of marriages ceremonies held within the city limits are maintained in the Clerk’s office. If the marriage ceremony is conducted in a location other than Absecon, the official record is maintained in that municipality. Birth certificates - are maintained in the office only in the event the birth actually occurred in the city. Birth Certificates are available in the Clerks Office of the municipality where the hospital is located. Death Certificates – |