Dover Genealogy (in Morris County, NJ)

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Dover Birth Records

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1848-1920 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Birth Records, 1921-present New Jersey Department of Health

Dover Cemetery Records

Locust Cemetery Interment online

Locust Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Locust Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Locust Hill Cemetery; Dover US Gen Web Archives online

Morris County, New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions Ancestry online

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

Old Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Saint Mary's Graveyard Find a Grave online

Orchard Street Cemetery Billion Graves online

Orchard Street Cemetery Find a Grave online

Original cemetery (1848-1877), St. Mary's Catholic Church, corner Route 46 & Drake Avenue, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey 07801 WorldCat

Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dover Census Records

1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Dover Church Records

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100th Anniversary of Methodism in Dover, N.J., 1838-1938 Ancestry online

100th anniversary of Methodism in Dover, N.J., 1838-1938 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry online

Original cemetery (1848-1877), St. Mary's Catholic Church, corner Route 46 & Drake Avenue, Dover, Morris County, New Jersey 07801 WorldCat

Saint John's Parish in Dover, New Jersey, 1849-1949 FamilySearch Library

The First Century of the First Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Dover, N.J., 1835-1935 Ancestry online

The first century of the First Presbyterian Church and congregation of Dover, N.J., 1835-1935 FamilySearch Library

Trinity Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Twenty Fifth Anniversary Exercises of the Mine Hill Presbyterian Church, 1874-1899 Ancestry online

Dover City Directories

Boyd's Directory of Morristown, Dover, Madison, Boonton, Chatham, and Summit, 1899-1900 Ancestry online

Boyd's directory of Morristown, Dover, Madison, Boonton, Chatham, and Summit, 1899-1900 : containing a general directory of the citizens of Morristown, together with a complete business directory, classified according to trade, and an appendix of much useful information FamilySearch Library

Dover City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

The Morris County directory for 1875-76 : containing the names of the inhabitants of Morristown, Dover, Boonton, together with a business directory of the principal towns of Morris County, and much other miscellaneous information FamilySearch Library

Dover Death Records

1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry online

1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage online

New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Death Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Death Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Dover Histories and Genealogies

Dover Dates, 1722-1922 : A Bicentennial History of Dover Ancestry online

Dover dates, 1722-1922 : a bicentennial history of Dover, New Jersey , published in connection with Dover's two hundredth anniversary celebration under the direction of the Dover fire department, August 9, 10, 11, 1922 LDS Genealogy online

Dover dates, 1722-1922 : a bicentennial history of Dover, New Jersey , published in connection with Dover's two hundredth anniversary celebration under the direction of the Dover fire department, August 9, 10, 11, 1922 Internet Archive online

Dover dates, 1722-1922 : a bicentennial history of Dover, New Jersey published in connection with Dover's two hundredth anniversary celebration under the direction of the Dover Fire Department, August 9, 10, 11, 1922 FamilySearch Library

Dover history FamilySearch Library

Early History of Toms River and Dover Township Ancestry online

Saint John's Parish in Dover, New Jersey, 1849-1949 Ancestry online

The History of Picatinny Arsenal Ancestry online

Dover Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1834-1908 [Morris County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1804-1906 FamilySearch Library

Dover Land Records

Deed records, 1784-1886; index, 1785-1950 FamilySearch Library

Dover Map Records

Dover 1903 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Dover 1903 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Map of Dover, New Jersey 1903. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, December 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, May 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, November 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, September 1886 Library of Congress online

Dover Marriage Records

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1670-1965 New Jersey Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry online

1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry online

1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage online

Marriage records, 1795-1919 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Dover Newspapers and Obituaries

Dover Advance (1903-1904) The NJ Historical Portal online

Dover Advanceᅠ(1903-1904) Newspaper Archive online

Dover Anglerᅠ(1894-1922) Newspaper Archive online

Dover Iron Eraᅠ(1872-1905) Newspaper Archive online

Dover Lake Hoptang Breezeᅠ(1906-1922) Newspaper Archive online

Iron Era, 1872-1905 Rockaway Township Library online

Neighbor News Dover 2002-2016 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Dover

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Dover Index. (Dover, N.J.) 1875-1933

Iron Era. (Dover, Morris Co., N.J.) 1870-1914

Morris County Journal. (Dover, N.J.) 1890-1896

Morris Journal. (Dover, N.J.) 1896-1900

Dover Probate Records

1785-1924 New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of partitions and divisions of Morris County estates filed at Morristown, New Jersey, 1785-1907 FamilySearch Library

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Ancestry online

Dover School Records

Dover High School - Tiger Yearbook (Dover, NJ), 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 E Yearbook online

Dover High School yearbook, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Dover High School yearbook, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Classmates online

Dover High School yearbook, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Dover Tax Records

1772-1822 Tax Lists (included in New Jersey Census collection) Ancestry online



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