Jersey City Genealogy (in Hudson County, NJ)

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Jersey City 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

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Reformed Dutch Church, Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1666-1788 FamilySearch Library

Jersey City Cemetery Records

Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery Interment online

Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives online

Bergen Reformed Dutch Churchyard Find a Grave online

Cemetery records (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1849-1984 FamilySearch Library

Holy Name Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Name Cemetery Billion Graves online

Holy Name Cemetery Interment online

Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives online

Inscriptions from burial plot east of the Morris Canal in Jersey City, N.J. & inscriptions in the Vanderburgh Burial Ground near Poughquay, N.Y FamilySearch Library

Jersey City Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives online

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery Billion Graves online

Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery Find a Grave online

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

New Jersey, Jersey City, Holy Name Cemetery, Card Index of Interment, 1849-1984 Family Search online

Old Bergen Churchyard Find a Grave online

Old Bergen Churchyard Billion Graves online

Old Graveyard at Greenville, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives online

Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen, N.J., now Jersey City : containing an account of the foundings of the town, the early families and the registers of consistories, members, marriages, baptisms and burials. WorldCat

Saint Peter's Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Speer Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Tombstone records, Old Bergen Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Jersey City 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

1895 United States Federal Census Fragment Ancestry online

1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census 1860, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives 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

Jersey City Church Records (79)


Jersey City City Directories (108)


Jersey City Death Records

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

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

Members, baptisms, marriages and deaths : 1883-1990 [Jersey City, New Jersey] (St. John's German Evangelical Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Death Index - 1925-1929 - Jersey City - Warren County LDS Genealogy online

New Jersey Death Index - 1925-1929 - Jersey City - Warren County Internet Archive 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

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Jersey City Histories and Genealogies

Bergen town and township, Nov. 1660-Sept. 22, 1668, Hudson County, N.J. FamilySearch Library

History of Hudson County and of the old village of Bergen : being a brief account of the foundation and growth of what is now Jersey City and of the many advantages now offered the inhabitants thereof in the newly constructed building of the Trust Company of New Jersey LDS Genealogy online

History of Hudson County and of the old village of Bergen : being a brief account of the foundation and growth of what is now Jersey City and of the many advantages now offered the inhabitants thereof in the newly constructed building of the Trust Company of New Jersey Internet Archive online

History of Hudson County and of the old village of Bergen : being a brief account of the foundations and growth of what is now Jersey City and of the many advantages now offered the inhabitants thereof in the newly constructed building of the Trust Company of New Jersey FamilySearch Library

History of Jersey City, N.J. : A Record of Its Early Settlement and Corporate Progress Ancestry online

History of Jersey City, N.J. : a record of its early settlement and corporate progress : sketches of the towns and cities that were absorbed in the growth of the present municipality : its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with some notice of the men who built the city FamilySearch Library

History of Jersey City, N.J. : a record of its early settlement and corporate progress, sketches of the towns and cities that were absorbed in the growth of the present municipality, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with some no Genealogy Gophers online

History of Jersey City, N.J. : a record of its early settlement and corporate progress, sketches of the towns and cities that were absorbed in the growth of the present municipality, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with some notice of the men who built the city LDS Genealogy online

History of Jersey City, N.J. : a record of its early settlement and corporate progress, sketches of the towns and cities that were absorbed in the growth of the present municipality, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with some notice of the men who built the city Internet Archive online

Index [to] Old Bergen FamilySearch Library

Jersey City : A Study of Its Beginning, Its Growth, and Its Destiny Ancestry online

Jersey City and Its Historic Sites Ancestry online

Jersey City of To-Day, Hudson County, New Jersey, America : Its History, People, Trades, Commerce, Institutions & Industries Ancestry online

Memorial of the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Paulus Hook, August 19, 1879 Ancestry online

Memorial of the centennial celebration of the battle of Paulus Hook, August 19th, 1879 : with a history of the early settlement and present condition of Jersey City, N.J. LDS Genealogy online

Memorial of the centennial celebration of the battle of Paulus Hook, August 19th, 1879 : with a history of the early settlement and present condition of Jersey City, N.J. Internet Archive online

Old Bergen : history and reminiscences with maps and illustrations FamilySearch Library

The History of St. Francis Hospital Ancestry online

The Hudson River Ancestry online

The Palisades of the Hudson : Their Formation, Tradition, Romance, Historical Associations, Natural Wonders and Preservation Ancestry online

Jersey City Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1877-1895 [Hudson County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1834-1907 FamilySearch Library

Jersey City Land Records

Deeds, 1840-1901; index, 1715-1925 FamilySearch Library

Jersey City Map Records

City & county map of New-York : Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City & the adjacent waters, 1857 Library of Congress online

Colton's map of New York City : Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, etc., 1879 Library of Congress online

Jersey City Assesment Maps, 1894 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Jersey City, New Jersey Maps 1950, 1955 American Geographical Society online

Map of Black Tom Island, Jersey City, New Jersey : showing area damaged by explosion and fire, July 30th 1916. Library of Congress online

Map of New York and Brooklyn, with Jersey City and Hoboken water front, 1877 Library of Congress online

Map of New York and Brooklyn, with Jersey City and Hoboken water front, 1892 Library of Congress online

Jersey City Marriage Records

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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

Members, baptisms, marriages and deaths : 1883-1990 [Jersey City, New Jersey] (St. John's German Evangelical Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

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

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

Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Bergen, N.J., now Jersey City : containing an account of the foundings of the town, the early families and the registers of consistories, members, marriages, baptisms and burials. WorldCat

Jersey City Minority Records

Hudson Jewish News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1922-1940 US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1931-Current US Newspaper Directory

Jersey City Miscellaneous Records

The Christian Home for Orphan Children, Jersey City, New Jersey, history and list of children Genealogy Trails online

Jersey City Newspapers and Obituaries

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City Journal 06/03/2004 to 06/30/2005 Genealogy Bank online

Daily Telegraph 05/16/1851 to 11/08/1856 Genealogy Bank online

Evening Journal 1899-1909 Newspapers.com online

Jersey City NJ Jewish Standard 1931-1936 Fulton History online

Jersey City News 1889-1906 Newspapers.com online

Jersey City Newsᅠ(1889-1906) Newspaper Archive online

Jersey City news (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Feb. 27, 1889 to Dec. 22, 1906) MyHeritage online

Jersey City news 02/28/1889 to 12/22/1906 Genealogy Bank online

Jersey Journal 01/16/1999 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Jersey Journal 05/02/1867 to 12/31/1999 Genealogy Bank online

Jersey Journal 1911-1935 Newspapers.com online

Jersey Journal 1990-2005 Newspapers.com online

Jersey Journal Including All the News Services, Features and Local News of the Jersey Observer 1952-1952 Newspapers.com online

Jersey Journal and Jersey Observer 1952-1990 Newspapers.com online

Jersey Journal, The: Web Edition Articles 07/31/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Jersey Observer Now in the Jersey Journal 1952-1952 Newspapers.com online

Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal 1952-1952 Newspapers.com online

Sunday Morning News 1891-1891 Newspapers.com online

Sunday morning news (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Nov. 1, 1891 to Dec. 27, 1891) MyHeritage online

Sunday morning news 11/01/1891 to 12/27/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Sunday tatler and Jersey City express 01/04/1885 to 09/26/1886 Genealogy Bank online

The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Feb. 27, 1889 to Dec. 22, 1906) Chronicling America online

The Sunday Morning Newsᅠ(1891-1891) Newspaper Archive online

The Sunday morning news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Nov. 1, 1891 to Dec. 27, 1891) Chronicling America online

United States Telegraph 11/17/1841 to 12/10/1842 Genealogy Bank online

Waterfront Journal 09/12/2002 to 05/17/2007 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Jersey City

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.

American Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1859-1875

Argus. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1875-1884

Daily Press. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1870s-1870s

Daily Sentinel and Advertiser. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1848-1855

Daily Telegraph. (Jersey City, Hudson Co. [N.J.]) 1850-1859

Evening Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1867-1909

Evening Sentinel. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1845-1847

Evening Telegraph. (Jersey City, Hudson Co. [N.J.]) 1849-1850

Greenville Home News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1936-1939

Hudson County Ledger. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1876-1883

Hudson Jewish News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1922-1940

Jersey City Advertiser and Hudson Republican. ([Jersey City, N.J.) 1840-1844

Jersey City Advertiser, and Bergen Republican. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1838-1840

Jersey City Argus. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1884-1891

Jersey City Chronicle. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1863-1864

Jersey City Daily Advocate. and Hudson County Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1863-1864

Jersey City Daily Sentinel. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1855-1857

Jersey City Daily Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1864-1868

Jersey City Gazette, and Bergen County Advertiser. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1835-1830s

Jersey City Herald. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1870-1872

Jersey City Herald. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1873-1920

Jersey City Telegraph. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1847-1849

Jersey City Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1870-1873

Jersey City Union. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1852-1840s

Jersey Journal Including All the News Services, Features and Local News of the Jersey Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1951-1952

Jersey Journal and Jersey Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1952-1990

Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1909-1951

Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, Nj.) 1990-Current

Jersey Observer Now In the Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1951-1952

Jersey Review. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1920-1941

Jersey Times and Bergen Index. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1875-1878

Jewish Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1931-Current

Manila Times East. (Jersey City, Nj) 1986-Current

Na. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1983-1985

New Jersey Weekly Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1866-1869

Sunday Morning News. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891

Ukrainian Weekly. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1980-2013

Jersey City Probate Records

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

Jersey City School Records (87)




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