Bridgeton Genealogy (in Cumberland County, NJ)

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Bridgeton Birth Records

Cohansey Township, Cumberland, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1864 FamilySearch Library

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

Bridgeton Cemetery Records

Cumberland Co., NJ, Tombstone Inscriptions Jane Devlin online

Cumberland County Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cumberland County Veteran's Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cumberland County Veteran's Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Cumberland County Veterans Cemetery Find a Grave online

Deerfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fernwood Memorial Park Find a Grave online

First Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

First United Methodist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

First United Methodist Churchyard Find a Grave online

Fordville Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Friendship Finley Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Laurel Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Laurel Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

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

Northville Estonian Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Northville Estonian Lutheran Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Presbyterian Cemetery Billion Graves online

Overlook Cemetery Billion Graves online

Overlook Cemetery Interment online

Overlook Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pearl Street Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary's Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XII: Soldiers Buried in Bridgeton, New Jersey Ancestry online

Bridgeton 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

Bridgeton Church Records

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A History of the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, NJ Ancestry online

A History of the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J., 100th Anniversary, July 26th, 1892 Ancestry online

A history and hand-book of the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. LDS Genealogy online

A history and hand-book of the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. Internet Archive online

A history of the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. FamilySearch Library

An outline history of the Presbyterian Church in West or South Jersey, from 1700 to 1865 : a discourse delivered October 3, 1865, in the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. LDS Genealogy online

An outline history of the Presbyterian Church in West or South Jersey, from 1700 to 1865 : a discourse delivered October 3, 1865, in the First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. Internet Archive online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1901-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1909-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1916-1969 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1934-1961 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Register, 1940-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1827-1947 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1840-1846 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Bethany Presbyterian Church, Session and Register, 1840-1947 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for First United Methodist Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1825-1869 (First Presbyterian Church (Bridgeton, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Cohansey Township, Cumberland, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1864 FamilySearch Library

History of Second Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, N.J. : one hundredth anniversary, 1838 to 1938, October 9-16, 1938 FamilySearch Library

Marriage Records, First Presbyterian Church New Horizons Genealogical Services online

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

St. Andrew, 1864-1891, Parish Register Vol. 1 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Andrew, 1922-1941, Parish register Vol. 2 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Andrew, 1942-1951, Parish Register Vol. 3 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Andrew, 1951-1970, Parish Register Vol. 4 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

St. Andrew, 1964-1970, Parish Register Vol. 5 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Bridgeton City Directories

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Bridgeton City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Bridgeton City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Bridgeton, NJ 1921-1931 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bridgeton, NJ; 1937, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1949 - 1951, 1953 - 1956, 1958, 1959 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bridgeton, New Jersey, city directory : rural routes, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FamilySearch Library

Cumberland Co Directory of Bridgeton, Millville, and Vin 1871-72 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cumberland Co Directory of Bridgeton, Millville, and Vin 1875-76 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cumberland County (New Jersey) directories FamilySearch Library

Bridgeton 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

Bridgeton Histories and Genealogies

A Souvenir of Bridgeton, N.J. "The Metropolis of Southern New Jersey" : Its Religious and Educational Advantages Ancestry online

A concise history of colonial Bridgeton : and its early environs FamilySearch Library

Ringing through history! : Cumberland County's Liberty Bell, Bridgeton, New Jersey LDS Genealogy online

Ringing through history! : Cumberland County's Liberty Bell, Bridgeton, New Jersey Internet Archive online

South Jersey : A History, 1664-1924 Ancestry online

The City of Bridgeton, New Jersey : Its Settlement and Growth, Its Attractions, Its Industries Ancestry online

The city of Bridgeton, New Jersey : its settlement and growth, its attractions, its industries, its advantages as a manufacturing site FamilySearch Library

Tricentennial : city of Bridgeton, New Jersey 1686-1986 : souvenir book & program guide FamilySearch Library

Bridgeton Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1834-1980 FamilySearch Library

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Bridgeton 1828 ) Ancestry online

Bridgeton Land Records

Deeds, 1785-1901; deed index, 1785-1952 FamilySearch Library

Bridgeton Map Records

Bridgeton, New Jersey 1890 Map American Geographical Society online

City map of Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1886. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1923 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, February 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, July 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, June 1886 Library of Congress online

Bridgeton 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

Cumberland County (New Jersey) Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage Records, First Presbyterian Church New Horizons Genealogical Services online

Marriages, 1777-1949 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

South Jersey Marriages : Supplementing the Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem County Marriage Records Ancestry online

Bridgeton Military Records

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XII: Soldiers Buried in Bridgeton, New Jersey Ancestry online

Bridgeton Miscellaneous Records

Records, 1852-1918 (inclusive) [A. Hann & Son business records] WorldCat

Bridgeton Newspapers and Obituaries

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Bridgeton Chronicle 12/23/1837 to 06/30/1860 Genealogy Bank online

Bridgeton Evening News 02/13/1879 to 01/01/1923 Genealogy Bank online

Bridgeton Evening News 1898-1898 Newspapers.com online

Bridgeton Pioneer 1884-1917 Newspapers.com online

Bridgeton pioneer (Bridgeton, N.J.) (from Jan. 10, 1884 to Oct. 11, 1917) MyHeritage online

Bridgeton pioneer 01/10/1884 to 09/06/1917 Genealogy Bank online

Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) (from Jan. 10, 1884 to Oct. 11, 1917) Chronicling America online

Dollar Weekly News 05/10/1879 to 12/28/1906 Genealogy Bank online

East-Jersey Republican 05/22/1816 to 07/03/1816 Genealogy Bank online

News of Cumberland County 07/31/2004 to 11/03/2012 Genealogy Bank online

News of Cumberland County, The: Web Edition Articles 04/27/2009 to 09/21/2012 Genealogy Bank online

Washington Whig 07/31/1815 to 09/13/1834 Genealogy Bank online

West Jersey Observer 03/14/1829 to 12/31/1836 Genealogy Bank online

West-Jersey Pioneer 1852-1884 Newspapers.com online

West-Jersey pioneer (Bridgeton, N.J.) (from Nov. 20, 1852 to Jan. 3, 1884) MyHeritage online

West-Jersey pioneer 11/20/1852 to 01/03/1884 Genealogy Bank online

West-Jersey pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) (from Nov. 20, 1852 to Jan. 3, 1884) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Bridgeton

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.

Advertiser and Review. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1871-1877

Argus and New-Jersey Centinel. (Bridge-Town [I.E. Bridgeton, N.J.]) 1795-1790s

Bridgeton Aurora. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1862-1864

Bridgeton Chronicle. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1837-1906

Bridgeton Daily. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1875-1878

Bridgeton Evening News. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1879-Current

Bridgeton Observer, and Cumberland, Cape-May & Salem Advertiser. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1822-1826

Bridgeton Pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919

Bridgeton Vidette. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1872-1870s

Cumberland County Patriot. (Bridgeton [N.J.]) 1865-1868

Daily Pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1886-1929

Dollar Weekly News. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1879-1941

Favorite. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1873-1874

New Jersey Patriot. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1868-1914

Plain-Dealer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1775-1776

Washington Whig & Bridgeton Observer, and Cumberland, Cape-May & Salem Advertiser. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1826-1827

Washington Whig. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1826-1837

Washington Whig. (Bridgetown [I.E. Bridgeton], West New-Jersey) 1815-1826

West Jersey Observer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1827-1837

West-Jersey Pioneer, and Cumberland and Cape May Advertiser. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1848-1851

West-Jersey Pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1851-1884

West-Jersey Telegraph, and Cumberland and Cape May Advertiser. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1847-1848

West-Jersey Telegraph, and General Advertiser. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1840s-1847

Bridgeton Probate Records

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

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Ancestry online

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

Bridgeton School Records

Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ), 1919, 1925, 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 E Yearbook online

Bridgeton High School yearbook, 1919, 1925, 1934, 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, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2000, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bridgeton High School yearbook, 1919, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bridgeton High School yearbook, 1919, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2000, 2002 Classmates online

Cumberland Regional High School yearbook, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cumberland Regional High School yearbook, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002 Classmates online

Cumberland Regional High School yearbook, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bridgeton Tax Records

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



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