New Jersey, United States Genealogy

Guide to New Jersey genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

New Jersey Information
New Jersey is a state in the northeast portion of the United States. It is divided into 21 counties. New Jersey was the 3rd State to join the Union on December 18, 1787. It came from the Crown Colony of New Jersey. The State capital is Trenton, New Jersey.

New Jersey Clickable Map
Genealogy records are kept on the county level in New Jersey Click on a county below to go to the Wiki article listing more information.

Counties
Genealogy records are kept on the county level in New Jersey. Click on a county below to go to the Wiki article listing more information.

New Jersey Migration Routes
Ellis Island· Atlantic Coast Ports· Delaware Indian Path or King's Highway · Delaware River· Passaic River· Raritan River· Great Shamokin Path· King's Highway or Delaware Indian Path · Lincoln Highway· Delaware and Raritan Canal· Morris Canal

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Additional Resources

 * The Genealogical magazine of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey : Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1925- FS Library 974.9 B2g
 * Index of names to various records in various New Jersey counties, 1600-1800s Typescript FamilySearch Catalog
 * Early NJ records exist as part of both New Sweden and New Netherland
 * New Jersey County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
 * Cyndi's List - New Jersey genealogy sites on the internet
 * New Jersey Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of New Jersey
 * Access Genealogy – Genealogy guide for New Jersey
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Guide to Ancestry and Family Tree Records for New Jersey
 * New Jersey Research Outline – Original Family History Library research outline; contains many out of date links
 * Every Name Indexes for Old County Histories
 * Kenneth W. Richards, Rebecca B. Colesar, David C. Munn. Genealogical research : a guide to source materials in the Archives and History Bureau of the New Jersey State Library Trenton, New Jersey : Genealogical Society of New Jersey, 1971

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