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New Jersey Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for New Jersey
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in New Jersey, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
New Jersey Statewide Genealogy
Publications
New Jersey became a state in 1787.
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New Jersey
Archives
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The
New Jersey State Archives
preserves records from throughout
the state considered to have historical value. They encourage county and
towns to establish their own archives and where needed they assist these
organizations in preserving their records.
Searchable Databases for the 1600s-1800s are available on the internet.
Over 3,000 photographs and manuscript images are also on the internet at
Imaged Collections. A listing of
County Government Records includes marriage records, birth and burial
records and adoptions. Visit the
reference
services page to learn the hours they are open to the public and
photocopy fees. One may obtain photocopies by mail for those records that
are index. |
New Jersey
Biography
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Biographies (1665-1800)
New Jersey Biographical Sketches, 1665-1800 - online at Ancestry.com |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1830 United States Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840
Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Slave Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U. S. Veteran Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
New Jersey
Court Records
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1704-1844
New Jersey Index to
Supreme Court Cases, 1704-1844 - free online by New Jersey State Archives
Photocopies of the original document can be purchased
for a fee. |
New Jersey
History
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1600s-1700s
Pre-Revolutionary Dutch houses and families in northern New Jersey and southern New York - online at Ancestry.com |
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pub. 1902
New Jersey as a Colony and as a State: Volumes 1-4, by Francis Bazley Lee - CD by Heritage books |
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pub. 1934
The History of New Jersey, from its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, by
Thomas F. Gordon - CD by Heritage books |
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pub. 1994
A Glance Back in Time: Life in Colonial New Jersey (1704-1770) as depicted in News Accounts of the Day, by
Richard B. Marrin - CD by Heritage Books |
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pub. 1997
Passage Point: An Amateur's Dig into New Jersey's Colonial Past, by Richard B. Marrin - CD by Heritage books |
New Jersey
Land
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1864-1918
United States County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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WORLD-WIDE
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
United States statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
New Jersey. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
WORLD-WIDE
New Jersey State Database
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
New Jersey
Maps
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1895
United States Atlas (New Jersey map) - free online |
2000
New Jersey State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with
the numbers of major highways. |
New Jersey
Military
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1835
New Jersey Pensioners, 1835 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1861-1865
Register of commissioned officers of the New Jersey Volunteers, in the service of the United States - online at Ancestry.com |
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1917-1918
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name)
- online at Ancestry.com |
New Jersey
Probate
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1670-1730
New Jersey Calendar of
Wills, Volume 1 - CD by Ancestor Publishers |
New Jersey
Vital
Records
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1628-1865
Hopkins Family Marriage Records in the United States, 1628-1865 - online at Ancestry.com
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1666-1799
New Jersey Index to
Marriage Records, 1666-1799 - free online by New Jersey State Archives
Photocopies of the original document can be purchased
for a fee. |
1848-1867
New
Jersey Index to Marriage Records, 1848-1867 - free online by New Jersey State Archives
Photocopies of the original document can be purchased
for a fee. |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
Towns and Cities in New Jersey
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Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey,
United States
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey,
United States
Bedminster Township, Somerset, New
Jersey, United States
Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Bernards Township, Somerset, New
Jersey, United States
Blairstown, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Boonton, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United
States
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United
States
Butler, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Cedar Grove, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Daretown, Salem, New Jersey, United States
Deerfield, Cumberland, New Jersey, United
States
Dover, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey, United
States
Fairfield, Cumberland, New Jersey, United
States
Fanwood, Union, New Jersey, United States
Far Hills, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United
States
Gloucester, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Hamilton Square, Mercer, New Jersey, United
States
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Harmony, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Hope, Warren, New Jersey, United States
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
Madison, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United
States
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Mount Freedom, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Mountainside, Union, New Jersey, United States
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
New Providence, Union, New Jersey, USA
North Plainfield, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Ocean Grove, Monmouth, New Jersey, United
States
Oldwick, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United
States
Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Port Elizabeth, Cumberland, New Jersey,
United States
Preakness, Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Ridgewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, United
States
Somerset Hills, Somerset, New Jersey,
United States
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United
States
Summit, Union, New Jersey, United States
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Turkey, Union, New Jersey, United States
Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Westwood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
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