Cranford Genealogy (in Union County, NJ)

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Cranford 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

Cranford Cemetery Records

Cranford United Methodist Church Memorial Garden Find a Grave online

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

Cranford 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

Cranford Church Records

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History of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, New Jersey, 1851-1951 FamilySearch Library

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

Parish registers, 1872-1944 (Catholic Church. St. Michael (Cranford, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, N.J. : a brief history of its first half century FamilySearch Library

The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, N.J. : a brief history of its first half century LDS Genealogy online

The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford, N.J. : a brief history of its first half century Internet Archive online

Trinity Church (First Church), 1882, Parish Register (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church (First Church), 1882, Parish Register, Book 1 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 10 August 1943-26 April 1953, Marriage Register (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 1911-1923, Parish Register, Book 2 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 1919-1953, Parish Register, Book 3 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 1953-1961, Parish Register, Book 4 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 1961-1970, Parish Register, Book 5 (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 26 January 1924-9 July 1943, Marriage Register (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Cranford City Directories

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Aldene, Cranford, Garwood 1902 New Orange Directory Cranford Public Library online

Cranford City Directories 1901-1982 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Cranford and Garwood Directory 1903-1904 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford, Garwood and Kenilworth Directory 1905-1918, 1920 Cranford Public Library online

Directory of Cranford Village and Township 1901 Cranford Public Library online

Local Telephone Business Guide Cranford, N. J. and Kenilworth, N. J. 1935 Cranford Public Library online

Plainfield (New Jersey) city directories FamilySearch Library

Polk's Westfield (Union County, N. J.) City Directory Including Cranford, Garwood, Kenilworth and Mountainside 1961-1962, 1964-1966, 1968-1969, 1971-1980, 1982 Cranford Public Library online

Polk's Westfield and Cranford (New Jersey) Directory 1923-1930 Westfield Memorial Library online

Polk's Westfield and Cranford (Union County, N. J.) Directory 1938-1939, 1941, 1944, 1947-1948, 1951, 1954-1955 Cranford Public Library online

Polk's Westfield and Cranford (Union County. N. J.) Directory 1936-1939, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1965, 1955 Westfield Memorial Library online

Westfield (Union County, N. J.) City Directory Including: Cranford, Garwood, Kenilworth and Mountainside 1974-1975 Westfield Memorial Library online

Westfield and Cranford, New Jersey, directory : including Mountainside, Garwood and Kenilworth FamilySearch Library

Cranford 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

Cranford Histories and Genealogies

Cranford Historic Resources Survey: Review of Existing Documentation, Baseline Inventory, and Survey Updates Cranford Public Library online

Cranford Rotary Club Biographies Cranford Public Library online

Cranford, New Jersey, Name Index Cranford Public Library online

Cranford Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1857-1928 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization certificate stubs : 1914-1930 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1857-1906 FamilySearch Library

Cranford Land Records

Deeds, 1857-1935 FamilySearch Library

Cranford Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, January 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cranford, Union County, New Jersey, May 1893 Library of Congress online

Cranford 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

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

Trinity Church, 10 August 1943-26 April 1953, Marriage Register (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Trinity Church, 26 January 1924-9 July 1943, Marriage Register (included in New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records) Ancestry online

Cranford Newspapers and Obituaries

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Cranford Chronicle & Cranford Citizen (Cranford, NJ) 1894-2005 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford Chronicle 06/09/2005 to 02/13/2015 Genealogy Bank online

Cranford Chronicle, 1894-1895, 1897, 1899-1912, 1915-1918, 1945-2005 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford Chronicle, The: Web Edition Articles 10/24/2008 to 09/02/2014 Genealogy Bank online

Cranford Chronicleᅠ(1894-1977) Newspaper Archive online

Cranford Citizen and Chronicleᅠ(1922-1944) Newspaper Archive online

Cranford Citizenᅠ(1898-1921) Newspaper Archive online

Cranford Cronicle (1894-1895, 1897, 1899-1912, 1915-1918) The NJ Historical Portal online

The Cranford Citizen and Chronicle, 1922-1944 Cranford Public Library online

The Cranford Citizen, 1898-1916, 1918-1921 Cranford Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Cranford

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.

Citizen and Chronicle. (Cranford, N.J.) 1937-1958

Cranford Chronicle. (Cranford, N.J.) 1979-Current

Cranford Chronicle. (Cranford, Union Co., N.J.) 1893-1921

Cranford Citizen and Chronicle. (Cranford, N.J.) 1921-1937

Cranford Citizen and Chronicle. (Cranford, N.J.) 1958-1979

Cranford Citizen. (Cranford, N.J.) 1898-1921

Cranford Courier. (Cranford, N.J.) 1876-1877

Cranford Probate Records

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

Cranford School Records

Cranford High School (Cranford, N.J.) Yearbook 1922 The NJ Historical Portal online

Cranford High School - Golden C Yearbook (Cranford, NJ), 1931, 1959 E Yearbook online

Cranford High School Yearbooks 1922-2009 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford High School Yearbooks 1922-2009 Cranford Public Library online

Cranford High School yearbook, 1931, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 Classmates online

Cranford High School yearbook, 1931, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cranford High School yearbooks, 1931, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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