Newark Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)
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Newark Birth Records
Births late 1700s to early 1800s Old Newark 
New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry
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
Presbyterian Church record books, 1775-1835 Archive Grid
Newark Cemetery Records
An history of the Old Burying Ground as contained in the case of the Attorney-General against the city of Newark, 1888 LDS Genealogy
An history of the Old Burying Ground as contained in the case of the Attorney-General against the city of Newark, 1888 Internet Archive
B'nai Israel Billion Graves
BNai Israel Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethel Memorial Park Find a Grave
Bethel Memorial Park Billion Graves
Bnai Abraham Cemetery Find a Grave
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Find a Grave
Cemetery records, 1871-1984 FamilySearch Library
Coeyman Family Burial Ground Find a Grave
Fairmount Cemetery Find a Grave
Fairmount Cemetery Billion Graves
Fairmount Cemetery Interment
First Church Yard; Newark US Gen Web Archives
First Presbyterian Church cemetery inscriptions; Newark, New Jersey FamilySearch Library
First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden Find a Grave
Gomel Chesed Cemetery Find a Grave
Graveyard inscriptions (1732-1884) in First Church Yard, Newark, N.J. : and other cemeteries in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Indiana Newark, N.J. FamilySearch Library
Greenwood Crematory Find a Grave
Grove Street Hebrew Cemetery Billion Graves
Grove Street Hebrew Cemetery Find a Grave
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Billion Graves
McClellan Street Cemetery Find a Grave
Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Find a Grave
Mount Olivet Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Olivet Cemetery Billion Graves
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Find a Grave
Mt. Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery; Newark US Gen Web Archives
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
New Jersey, Newark, Mount Olivet Cemetery Records, 1871-1984 Family Search
New Jersey, Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980 Family Search
Newark City Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Burying Ground (Defunct) Find a Grave
Prospect Hill Cemetery; Newark US Gen Web Archives
Rosemount Memorial Park Find a Grave
Talmud Torah Cemetery Find a Grave
The old Jewish cemeteries of Newark FamilySearch Library
Tombstone Inscriptions, Essex County, New Jersey Ancestry
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Fairmount Cemetery (African-American) Newark, NJ Ancestry
Union Field Cemetery Find a Grave
Woodland Cemetery Find a Grave
Woodland Cemetery Billion Graves
Woodland Cemetery Interment
Woodland Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey) index, 1895-1980 FamilySearch Library
Newark Census Records
1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
7th ward, city of Newark, census of 1855 FamilySearch Library
Newark Census, 1670 New Horizons Genealogical Services
Newark, New Jersey Census Book 1826 MG 264 Archive Grid
Official map of the city of Newark and vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census] FamilySearch Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Newark Church Records (188)
Newark City Directories (173)
Newark Death Records
1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry
1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
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
Newark Histories and Genealogies (61)
Newark Immigration Records
Declarations of intention, 1849-1906 FamilySearch Library
Naturalization papers, 1779-1906 FamilySearch Library
New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry
New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry
Petition for naturalization (Newark, Essex, New Jersey), 1914-1945 FamilySearch Library
Petitions for naturalization, 1850-1906; indexes to naturalization records, 1830-1906 FamilySearch Library
U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Newark 1836 ) Ancestry
United States, New Jersey, Naturalization records from various counties, 1905-1944 Family Search
Newark Land Records
Deeds, 1688-1901; index 1688-1909[ Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library
East New Jersey index to records at Perth Amboy, 1665-1743 FamilySearch Library
Record of lands, vol. 1-2, 1669-1735 FamilySearch Library
Newark Map Records
City map of Newark, N.J., 1874 Library of Congress
Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1875 Library of Congress
Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1876 Library of Congress
Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1878 Library of Congress
Holbrook's map of the city of Newark, New Jersey, 1879 Library of Congress
Map of Newark and East Newark, N.J. from the most authentic surveys, 1836 Library of Congress
Map of Newark, N.J., Harrison-Kearney 1895. Library of Congress
Map of Newark-New Jersey 1916. Library of Congress
Map of the city of Newark, state of New Jersey, 1859 Library of Congress
Newark 1901 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1889 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1901 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1911 Vol 1 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1912, Vol 2 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1916c Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1926, Vol 2 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Newark, 1927, Vol 3 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Official map of the city of Newark and vicinity, Essex County, State of New Jersey : E.D. 91 to E.D. 353, 1920 [census] FamilySearch Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1904 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1908 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 1908-1909 Library of Congress
Newark Marriage Records
1670-1965 New Jersey Marriage Records (selections) Ancestry
1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry
1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
Baptist Church at Lyons Farm Marriage Records, 1795 - 1800 New Horizons Genealogical Services
Marriage Records of Lyons Farms Baptist Church, 1795-1800 (Now Union Co.) US Gen Web Archives
Marriage records, 1795-1920 [Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library
Marriages late 1700s to early 1800s Old Newark
New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry
New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health
Record of marriages and a few baptisms, 1822-1877 FamilySearch Library
Record of marriages, 1897-1944 FamilySearch Library
Newark Military Records
Civil War recruiting agent's enlistment lists, 1864, for Newark, N.J. FamilySearch Library
U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX: Fairmount Cemetery (African-American) Newark, NJ Ancestry
Undertakers in Elizabeth and Newark New Jersey, and surrounding areas, 1859-1891 US Gen Web Archives
Newark Minority Records
African American Newark Newspapers, 1930s to 1960s Newark Public Library Digital Repository
City News, African American newspaper, 1990-2002 Newark Public Library Digital Repository
Jewish Chronicle 10/14/1921 to 01/08/1943 Genealogy Bank
Jewish Chronicle. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1952 US Newspaper Directory
Jewish News. (Newark, N.J.) 1947-1988 US Newspaper Directory
La Tribuna de New Jersey, Spanish newspaper, 1975-2011 (selections) Newark Public Library Digital Repository
New Jersey Afro-American, 1975-1975 Google News Archive
The Italians of Newark : a community study FamilySearch Library
The Jewish community blue book of Newark FamilySearch Library
The old Jewish cemeteries of Newark FamilySearch Library
Newark Miscellaneous Records
Voters and elections, 1812-1854 FamilySearch Library
Newark Newspapers and Obituaries
African American Newark Newspapers, 1930s to 1960s Newark Public Library Digital Repository
Books, pamphlets and newspapers printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900 LDS Genealogy
Books, pamphlets and newspapers printed at Newark, New Jersey, 1776-1900 Internet Archive
Centinel Of Freedom 10/05/1796 to 09/19/1876 Genealogy Bank
Chalkbeat Newark 08/25/2020 to Current Genealogy Bank
City News, African American newspaper, 1990-2002 Newark Public Library Digital Repository
Evening Star and Newark Advertiser 1907-1908 Newspapers.com
Evening star and Newark advertiser (Newark, N.J.) (from July 1, 1907 to Feb. 1, 1908) MyHeritage
Evening star and Newark advertiser 07/01/1907 to 02/01/1908 Genealogy Bank
Jewish Chronicle 10/14/1921 to 01/08/1943 Genealogy Bank
La Tribuna de New Jersey, Spanish newspaper, 1975-2011 (selections) Newark Public Library Digital Repository
New Jersey Afro-American, 1975-1975 Google News Archive
New Jersey Deutsche Zeitung 04/12/1880 to 06/30/1898 Genealogy Bank
New Jersey Volksmann 09/01/1871 to 11/25/1871 Genealogy Bank
New-Jersey Telescope 11/04/1808 to 11/07/1809 Genealogy Bank
New-York Gazette, and the Weekly Mercury 09/21/1776 to 11/02/1776 Genealogy Bank
Newark Budgetﾠ(1886-1886) Newspaper Archive
Newark Daily Advertiser 03/28/1832 to 12/29/1866 Genealogy Bank
Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiserﾠ(1907-1912) Newspaper Archive
Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser 1909-1916 Newspapers.com
Newark Star And Newark Advertiserﾠ(1908-1909) Newspaper Archive
Newark Star and Newark Advertiser 1909-1909 Newspapers.com
Newark Star-Eagle 1916-1916 Newspapers.com
Newark Star-Ledger 08/01/1945 to 01/01/1990 Genealogy Bank
Newark Sunday Call, 1872-1883, 1885-1936, 1939-1946 Google News Archive
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from Nov. 27, 1909 to Jan. 29, 1916) Chronicling America
People's Paper 09/01/1871 to 11/25/1871 Genealogy Bank
Star and Newark Advertiser 1908-1908 Newspapers.com
Star and Newark Advertiser 1908-1909 Newspapers.com
Star and Newark advertiser 02/03/1908 to 04/02/1909 Genealogy Bank
Star and newark advertiser (newark, n.j.) (from feb. 3, 1908 to sept. 30, 1908) MyHeritage
Star-Ledger 09/21/1992 to Current Genealogy Bank
Star-Ledger, The: Web Edition Articles 07/10/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank
The Catholic Advocate, 5 January 1957 - 30 December 1976 The Catholic News Archive
The Evening star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from July 1, 1907 to Feb. 1, 1908) Chronicling America
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from April 3, 1909 to Nov. 26, 1909) Chronicling America
The star and Newark advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) (from Feb. 3, 1908 to April 2, 1909) Chronicling America
Woods's Newark Gazette 05/19/1791 to 11/01/1797 Genealogy Bank
nj.com: Blogs 01/23/2008 to 02/07/2019 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for NewarkAccording 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. Advance. (Newark, N.J.) 1965-1966 Black New Ark. (Newark, N.J.) 1972-1974 Cartoon. (Newark, N.J.) 1873-1874 Centinel of Freedom [Microform]. (Newark, N.J.) 1796-1823 Centinel of Freedom. (Newark, N.J.) 1796-1823 East Orange Citizen and the Ampere Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1926 East Orange Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1926-1942 Essex County Press. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1881 Evening News. (Newark, N.J.) 1968-1972 Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908 Helvetia. (Newark, N.J.) 1870-1878 Irish Citizen. (Newark, N.J.) 1876-1877 Italian Tribune News. (Newark, N.J.) 1969-1978 Italian Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1978-1984 Italian Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1999-Current Jewish Chronicle. (Newark, N.J.) 1921-1952 Jewish News. (Newark, N.J.) 1947-1988 Minute Man. (Newark, N.J.) 1922-1929 New Jersey Afro American. (Newark, N.J.) 1941-1991 New Jersey Eagle. (Newark [N.J.]) 1849-1857 New Jersey Guardian. (Newark, N.J.) 1934-1942 New Jersey Hausfreund. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1876 New Jersey Herald News. (Newark, N.J.) 1938-1966 New Jersey Italian-American. (Newark, N.J.) 1943-1955 New Jersey Unionist. (Newark, N.J.) 1885-1889 New Jersey Weekly Post. (Newark, N.J.) 1843-1845 New-Jersey Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1820-1845 New-Jersey Telescope [Microform]. (Newark, N.J.) 1808-1809 New-Jersey Telescope. (Newark, N.J.) 1808-1809 Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1904-1907 Newark Daily Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1830s-1830s Newark Daily Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1832-1904 Newark Daily Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1876-1877 Newark Daily Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1853-1857 Newark Daily Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1861-1887 Newark Daily Mercury. (Newark, N.J.) 1849-1863 Newark Eagle and the Newark Star. (Newark, N.J.) 1915-1916 Newark Evening Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1866-1876 Newark Evening Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1857-1861 Newark Evening News. (Newark, N.J.) 1883-1968 Newark Evening Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916 Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1797-1799 Newark Gazette. (Newark [N.J.]) 1799-1804 Newark Herald. (Newark, N.J.) 1928-1939 Newark Intelligencer. (Newark, N.J.) 1827-1830 Newark Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1887-1895 Newark Messenger. (Newark, N.J.) 1817-1818 Newark Monitor. (Newark, N.J.) 1830-1834 Newark Morning Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1847-1853 Newark Morning Register. (Newark, N.J.) 1869-1886 Newark Press. (Newark, N.J.) 1868-1870 Newark Star-Eagle. (Newark, N.J.) 1916-1939 Newark Star-Ledger. (Newark, N.J.) 1939-1964 Newark Star. (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1915 Newark Steren. (Newark, N.J.) 1920s-1921 Newark Sunday Call. (Newark, N.J.) 1882-1946 Newark Sunday News. (Newark, N.J.) 1946-1972 Newark Times. (Newark, N.J.) 1891-1894 Newark TribulNe. (Newark, N.J.) 1880-1885 Newark Tribune. (Newark, N.J.) 1886-1898 Newark Weekly Courier. (Newark, N.J.) 1867-1877 Newark Weekly Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1857-1895 Newark Weekly Mercury. (Newark, N.J.) 1855-1863 Saturday Post and Merchants Journal. (Newark, N.J.) 1868-1869 Sentinel of Freedom, and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1823-1832 Sentinel of Freedom. (Newark, N.J.) 1832-1913 Star and Newark Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909 Star-Ledger. (Newark, N.J.) 1964-Current Sunday Call. (Newark, N.J.) 1872-1882 Sunday Standard and New Jersey Unionist. (Newark, N.J.) 1889-1890 Sunday Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1890-1894 Sunday Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1895-1896 Times Standard. (Newark, N.J.) 1894-1895 Town Talk. (Newark, N.J.) 1890-1920 Vailsburg Leader. (Vailsburg, N.J.) 1949-Current Ward Hospital Bulletin. (Newark, N.J.) 1865-1860s Weekly New-Jersey Eagle. ([Newark, N.J.) 1845-1849 Woods's Newark Gazette and New-Jersey Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1795-1797 Woods's Newark Gazette and Paterson Advertiser. (Newark, N.J.) 1793-1795 Woods's Newark Gazette. (Newark, N.J.) 1791-1793 |
Newark Probate Records
1785-1924 New Jersey, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Abstracts of Essex County, New Jersey, partitions and divisions of estates, 1793-1881, recorded at Newark, New Jersey : Essex County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library
Newark School Records (68)
Newark Tax Records
1772-1822 Tax Lists (included in New Jersey Census collection) Ancestry
Newark, New Jersey Tax Rate Books 1817-1850 MG 266 Archive Grid
Newark, New Jersey, tax records 1834 FamilySearch Library
Tax lists, 1817-1850 FamilySearch Library
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