Chatham Genealogy (in Morris County, NJ)

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Chatham 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

Chatham Cemetery Records

Fair Mount Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fair Mount Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairmount cemetery, Chatham, New Jersey WorldCat

Morris County, New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions Ancestry online

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

Presbyterian Church of Chatham Twp Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

Chatham 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

Chatham Church Records

Historical discourse preached in the Presbyterian Church, Chatham, N.J., January 22d, 1893, on the sixtieth anniversary of its dedication FamilySearch Library

History of Chatham Methodism : A Sermon Preached at the Chatham Methodist Episcopal Church Ancestry online

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

Records of the Ogden Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chatham, N.J. (microform) Archive Grid

Chatham 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

Chatham City Directories - 1919 The NJ Historical Portal online

Official directory of the borough of Chatham, N.J. FamilySearch Library

The Blue Book - 1906 All the Oranges, Morristown, Montclair, Glenridge, Bloomfield, Madison, Summit, Chatham, Short Hills, Bernardsville The NJ Historical Portal online

The Blue Book for The Oranges, New Jersey Including Morristown, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Summit, Madison, Chatham, Short Hills and Bernardsville, N. J. Elite Family Directory, Club Membership 1908 The NJ Historical Portal online

Chatham 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

Chatham Histories and Genealogies

A Village at war : Chatham, New Jersey, and the American Revolution FamilySearch Library

Brief History of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey Ancestry online

Brief history of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Brief history of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey LDS Genealogy online

Brief history of Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey Internet Archive online

History of Chatham, New Jersey Ancestry online

History of Chatham, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

History of Chatham, New Jersey : from its earliest settlement through the Revolutionary War FamilySearch Library

Morristown, Summit, Madison, Chatham, and Boonton, their points of interest and their leading business men Ancestry online

Stories of Old Chatham Ancestry online

Chatham Immigration Records

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

Naturalization records, 1804-1906 FamilySearch Library

Chatham Land Records

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

Chatham Map Records

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

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chatham, Morris County, New Jersey, 1921 Library of Congress online

Chatham 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

Chatham Newspapers and Obituaries

Chatham Courier (1891, 1897-1899, 1901-1922) The NJ Historical Portal online

Chatham Press 1891-1983 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Chatham

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.

Chatham News. (Chatham, N.J.) 1891-1902

New-Jersey Journal. (Chatham, N.J.) 1779-1783

Chatham 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

Chatham School Records

Chatham High School - Chatter Yearbook (Chatham, NJ), 1931, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1961 E Yearbook online

Chatham High School yearbook, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chatham High School yearbook, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 2001 Classmates online

Chatham High School yearbook, 1951, 1962, 1967, 1993, 1994, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Chatham Township High School yearbook, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chatham Township High School yearbook, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983 Classmates online

Chatham Township High School yearbooks, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Chatham Tax Records

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



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