Trenton Genealogy (in Mercer County, NJ)

USA (1,379,301) > New Jersey (19,801) > Mercer County (1,161) > Trenton (532)


NOTE: Additional records that apply to Trenton are also found through the Mercer County and New Jersey pages.


Birth Records Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records City Directories Court Records Death Records Histories and Genealogies Immigration Records Land Records Map Records Marriage Records Military Records Minority Records Newspapers and Obituaries Probate Records School Records

Trenton Birth Records

Filter By Year:

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1869-1889 & 1905-1956 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Cristo Rey, N/A, Parish Register 1963-1970 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

First-Second-Third-Fourth-Fifth-Sixth-Seventh Wards, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867 FamilySearch Library

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Registers, 1967-1990s Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Lutheran Church of the Saviour, Registers, 1899-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

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

Saint Michaels Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1769-1855 FamilySearch Library

St. Michael's Church, 1764-1822, Baptismal Records (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Church, 1970, Baptismal Records (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Church, N/A, Baptismal Records 1892-1981 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1851-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Trenton Cemetery Records

City Cemetery (Defunct) Find a Grave online

Colonial Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Congregation Brothers of Israel Billion Graves online

Congregation Brothers of Israel Cemetery #1 Find a Grave online

First Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

First Presbyterian Churchyard Find a Grave online

Fountain Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Friends Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Friends Burying Ground Billion Graves online

Greenwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Greenwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Greenwood Cemetery Interment online

Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton US Gen Web Archives online

Holy Cross Cemetery Find a Grave online

Locust Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mercer Cemetery Find a Grave online

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

Old Pearson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Our Lady Of Lourdes Cemetery Find a Grave online

People Of Truth Hebrew Cemetery - Clover Section Find a Grave online

Riverview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Riverview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Riverview Cemetery Interment online

Saint Francis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint John's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mary's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Greek Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Michael's Episcopal Churchyard Find a Grave online

Saint Vladimir Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Find a Grave online

Second Presbyterian Churchyard (Defunct) Find a Grave online

St. Mary's Cemetery, Trenton US Gen Web Archives online

Trenton Young Judea Association Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Workers of Truth Cemetery Find a Grave online

Workman's Circle Branch 90 Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trenton 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

Federal Census 1880: Part 1-8, City of Trenton US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census 1920 : City of Trenton 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

Trenton Church Records (123)


Trenton City Directories (101)


Trenton Court Records

Court of Chancery record of sundry inquisitions, 1869-1894, New Jersey Court of Chancery Archive Grid

Minutes : April 1775-May 1782, Burlington & Trenton, New Jersey Supreme Court Archive Grid

New Jersey Prerogative Court index to opinions, 1928-1948 Archive Grid

New Jersey Prerogative Court record of bonds and releases, 1927-1937 Archive Grid

New Jersey Prerogative Court record of division of real estate, 1847-1934 Archive Grid

New Jersey, Prerogative Court record book, 1886-1909 Archive Grid

Trenton Death Records

Filter By Year:

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

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

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1869-1889 & 1905-1956 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Cristo Rey, N/A, Parish Register 1963-1970 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Registers, 1967-1990s Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Lutheran Church of the Saviour, Registers, 1899-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center 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

St. Michael's Church, 1920-1940, Death Records (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Church, 1970, Death Records (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Church, N/A, Death Records 1924-1966 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1851-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Vital Statistics Index from Trenton Newspapers, 1800-1900 FamilySearch Library

Trenton Histories and Genealogies

A Brief narrative of the ravages of the British and Hessians at Princeton in 1776-77 : a contemporary account of the battles of Trenton and Princeton FamilySearch Library

A History of Trenton, 1679-1929 : two hundred and fifty years of a notable town with links in four centuries FamilySearch Library

A History of Trenton, 1679-1929, Two Hundred and Fifty Years of A Notable Town With Links in Four Centuries Ancestry online

A History of the Trenton Banking Company, 1804-1929 Ancestry online

A history of the Trenton Banking Company, 1804-1929 FamilySearch Library

Cushetunk : the First White Settlement in the Upper Delaware Valley Ancestry online

Fire Service of Trenton : A Souvenir Containing An Account of the Service Ancestry online

Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, Old Hunterdon County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Historic Trenton Ancestry online

Historical Sketch of the Trenton Academy Read at the Centennial Anniversary of Its Foundation, February 10Th, 1881 Ancestry online

History of St. Michael's, 1700-1925 Ancestry online

History of Trenton, New Jersey : the Record of Its Earliest Settlement and Corporate Progress Ancestry online

History of Trenton, New Jersey : the record of its early settlement and corporate progress, Sketches of its genesis, colonial conditions and municipal evolution, its business, finance, manufactures and form of government, with particular notice of the men who built the city FamilySearch Library

History of Trenton, New Jersey : the record of its early settlement and corporate progress. LDS Genealogy online

History of Trenton, New Jersey : the record of its early settlement and corporate progress. Internet Archive online

History of the City of Trenton, New Jersey, Embracing A Period of Nearly Two Hundred Years, Commencing in 1676 Ancestry online

History of the city of Trenton, New Jersey : embracing a period of nearly two hundred years, commencing in 1676, the first settlement of the town, and extending up to the present time, with official records of the population, extent of the town at different periods, its manufactories, church history, and fire department FamilySearch Library

History of the city of Trenton, New Jersey : embracing a period of nearly two hundred years, commencing in 1676, the first settlement of the town, and extending up to the present time, with official records of the population, extent of the town at different periods, its manufactories, church history, and fire department LDS Genealogy online

History of the city of Trenton, New Jersey : embracing a period of nearly two hundred years, commencing in 1676, the first settlement of the town, and extending up to the present time, with official records of the population, extent of the town at different periods, its manufactories, church history, and fire department Internet Archive online

New Jersey : Capital:Trenton, Entered Union: 18 Dec. 1787 Genealogy Gophers online

St. James 50 Years Ancestry online

The Callicoon Historian Ancestry online

The Mechanics Bank, 1834-1919, Trenton in New Jersey : A History Ancestry online

The Roebling story : as told in 1941 on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the John A. Roebling's Sons Company FamilySearch Library

Trenton Old and New Ancestry online

Two Hundred and Twenty Five Years, 1712-1937 Ancestry online

Trenton Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1868-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1838-1906 FamilySearch Library

United States, New Jersey, Naturalization records from various counties, 1905-1944 Family Search online

Trenton Land Records

Deeds, 1838-1913; index to deeds, 1838-1919 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Prerogative Court record of division of real estate, 1847-1934 Archive Grid

Trenton Map Records

Map of the city of Trenton, New Jersey, 1849 Library of Congress online

Properties map of the Delaware River Improvement Company on Morrisville Island, Pa. opposite Trenton, N.J., 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1927 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1927-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, 1949 Library of Congress online

Trenton City and Princeton, 1905 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Trenton Marriage Records

Filter By Year:

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

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1869-1889 & 1905-1956 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Cristo Rey, N/A, Parish Register 1963-1970 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Registers, 1967-1990s Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Lutheran Church of the Saviour, Registers, 1899-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Marriage certificates, 1860-1909 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

Saint Michael's Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; marriages, 1769-1855 FamilySearch Library

St. Michael's Church, N/A, Marriage Records 1911-1970 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Cathedral, 1923-1935, Marriages Vol. 1 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Cathedral, 1931-1953, Marriages Vol. 2 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Cathedral, 1953-1970, Marriages Vol. 3 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Registers, 1851-1967 Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center online

Vital Statistics Index from Trenton Newspapers, 1800-1900 FamilySearch Library

Trenton Military Records

A brief narrative of the ravages of the British and Hessians at Princeton in 1776 - 1777 FamilySearch Library

History of Battery B, First New Jersey Artillery Ancestry online

History of the Eleventh New Jersey Volunteers Ancestry online

Selected final pension payment vouchers, 1818-1864, New Jersey, Trenton FamilySearch Library

The Continental Army at the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776 LDS Genealogy online

The Continental Army at the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night of 1776 Internet Archive online

Trenton Minority Records

American-Jewish Life. (Trenton, N.J.) 1958-Current US Newspaper Directory

Miscellaneous records, 1689-1877, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1956) Archive Grid

Trenton Newspapers and Obituaries

Filter By Year:

Buried Genealogical Data, A Complete List of Addressed Letters Left in the Post Offices of Philadelphia, Chester, Lancaster, Trenton, New Castle and Wilmington Between 1748 and 1780. Abstracted from "The Pennsylvania Gazette" (included in My GPC Library subscription) Genealogical.com online

Crisis 09/26/1832 to 10/03/1832 Genealogy Bank online

Daily True American 11/02/1852 to 12/31/1879 Genealogy Bank online

Daily True American, 1880-1908 Google News Archive online

Daily true American 1884-1884 Newspapers.com online

Emporium and True American 06/16/1821 to 09/10/1847 Genealogy Bank online

Evening True American, 1912-1913 Google News Archive online

Miscellany 06/10/1805 to 12/02/1805 Genealogy Bank online

New Jersey State Gazette 09/19/1792 to 12/31/1799 Genealogy Bank online

New Jersey Volunteer 09/21/1865 to 11/16/1865 Genealogy Bank online

New-Jersey Gazette 03/04/1778 to 11/27/1786 Genealogy Bank online

Sentinel 06/26/1880 to 11/13/1882 Genealogy Bank online

Times 03/21/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Times of Trenton, The: Web Edition Articles 01/15/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Trenton Daily News, 1908-1912 Google News Archive online

Trenton Downtowner 12/26/2016 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Trenton Evening Times 01/07/1883 to 03/16/1993 Genealogy Bank online

Trenton Evening Times 1891, 1895-99, and 1906-22 (Trenton, New Jersey) Ancestry online

Trenton Evening Times 1891-1922 Newspapers.com online

Trenton Federalist 12/02/1800 to 12/27/1824 Genealogy Bank online

Trenton State Gazette 01/12/1847 to 12/31/1898 Genealogy Bank online

Trenton Times 12/06/1883 to 12/31/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Trenton Times, the 1883-95 and 1898-1906 (Trenton, New Jersey) Ancestry online

Trenton's Newspapers, 1778-1932 Ancestry online

Trenton's Newspapers, 1778-1932 FamilySearch Library

Trentonian 04/12/2000 to Current Genealogy Bank online

True American 03/10/1801 to 09/21/1818 Genealogy Bank online

Vital Statistics Index from Trenton Newspapers, 1800-1900 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Trenton

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 Potters Journal. (Trenton, N.J.) 1888-1912

American-Jewish Life. (Trenton, N.J.) 1958-Current

Argus. (Trenton, N.J.) 1835-1836

Chambersburg Press and Anglo-American. (Chambersburg, N.J.) 1887-1888

Chambersburg Weekly News. (Chambersburg, Trenton, N.J.) 1873-1877

Citizen. (Trenton, N.J.) 1946-1950

Daily Emporium. (Trenton, N.J.) 1867-1895

Daily Free Press. (Trenton, N.J.) 1876-1877

Daily Public Opinion. (Trenton, N.J.) 1874-1875

Daily Republican. (Trenton, N.J.) 1856-1857

Daily State Gazette and Republican. (Trenton, N.J.) 1857-1863

Daily State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1863-1918

Daily Trentonian. (Trenton, N.J.) 1849-1851

Daily True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1849-1908

Emporium & True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1829-1847

Emporium & True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1839-1840

Emporium. (Trenton, N.J.) 1821-1827

Evening Argus. (Trenton, N.J.) 1872-1873

Evening Star. (Trenton, N.J.) 1875-1876

Evening True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1912-1913

Federal Post. (Trenton [N.J.]) 1788-1789

Federalist & New-Jersey State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1800-1802

Federalist; or New-Jersey Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1798-1800

Italian-American La Nuova Capitale. (Trenton, N.J.) 1963-1975

Labor News. (Trenton, N.J.) 1931-1939

Mercer County News and Allentown Times. (Chambersburg, Mercer Co., and Allentown, Monmouth Co., N.J.) 1881-1884

Mercer Standard. (Trenton, N.J.) 1854-1857

National Union. (Trenton [N.J.]) 1831-1833

New Jersey Weekly Visiter, and Temperance Sentinel. (Trenton, N.J.) 1846-1851

New-Jersey Staats Journal. (Trenton, N.J.) 1867-1942

New-Jersey State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1792-1796

New-Jersey State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1799-1800

New-Jersey State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1829-1857

Observer. (Trenton, N.J.) 1959-1960s

Patriot. (Trenton, N.J.) 1861-1862

Plaindealer. (Trenton [N.J.]) 1846-1847

Press and Anglo-American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1888-1890

Reformer, and New Jersey Temperance Advocate. (Trenton, N.J.) 1851-1856

Sentinel. (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882

Sheet Anchor of Democracy. (Trenton, N.J.) 1843-1845

State Capital. (Trenton, N.J.) 1872-1873

State Gazette, & New-Jersey Advertiser. (Trenton, N.J.) 1796-1799

State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1840-1857

State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1918-1927

Sunday Press. (Trenton, N.J.) 1890-1891

Times. (Trenton, N.J.) 1985-Current

Trades Union Advocate. (Trenton, N.J.) 1900-1922

Trenton Daily Monitor. (Trenton, N.J.) 1864-1865

Trenton Daily News. (Trenton, N.J.) 1846-1849

Trenton Emporium. (Trenton, N.J.) 1827-1829

Trenton Evening Times. (Trenton, N.J.) 1895-1899

Trenton Evening Times. (Trenton, N.J.) 1906-1964

Trenton Federalist. (Trenton [N.J.]) 1802-1829

Trenton Herald. (Trenton, N.J.) 1875-1889

Trenton News. (Trenton, N.J.) 1939-1942

Trenton State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1927-1942

Trenton Sunday Press. (Trenton, N.J.) 1891-1892

Trenton Times. (Trenton, N.J.) 1882-1895

Trenton Times. (Trenton, N.J.) 1899-1906

Trenton True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1908-1912

Trenton Weekly Journal. (Trenton, N.J.) 1845-1846

Trenton Weekly Mercury. (Trenton [N.J.]) 1787-1788

Trenton Weekly Monitor. (Trenton, N.J.) 1864-1865

Trentonian. (Trenton, N.J.) 1945-Current

True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1801-1829

True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1847-1856

True Democrat. (Trenton, N.J.) 1857-1858

Union Sentinel. (Trenton, N.J.) 1866-1870

Union. (Trenton [N.J.) 1830-1831

Weekly Free Press. (Trenton, N.J.) 1876-1878

Weekly Public Opinion. (Trenton, N.J.) 1874-1878

Weekly State Gazette and Republican. (Trenton, N.J.) 1858-1865

Weekly State Gazette. (Trenton, N.J.) 1865-1913

Weekly True American. (Trenton, N.J.) 1856-1900

Trenton Probate Records

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

New Jersey Prerogative Court inventories of estates, 1881-1904 Archive Grid

Trenton School Records (57)




Not sure what to do next in your genealogy research? Get some new ideas by using our Ancestor Source Finder tool.

Additions or corrections to this page? We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page