Elizabeth Genealogy (in Union County, NJ)

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Elizabeth Birth Records

Elizabeth Township, Essex, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1856 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1855-1867 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

Saint John Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1750-1826 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Cemetery Records

Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ, First Presbyterian Church Burying Ground, Part I, Part II, & Part III Jane Devlin online

Elizabeth, Union Co., NJ, St. John's Burial Ground Essex Co., NJ, Tombstone Inscriptions From 11 Cemeteries' Jane Devlin online

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Elizabeth aka Old First Cemetery Billion Graves online

First Presbyterian Churchyard Find a Grave online

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. John's Chuch at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892 WorldCat

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. Johns Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1872 WorldCat

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. Johns Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892 FamilySearch Library

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. Johns Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892 Genealogy Gophers online

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. Johns Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892 LDS Genealogy online

Inscriptions on tombstones and monuments in the burying grounds of the First Presbyterian Church and St. Johns Church at Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1664-1892 Internet Archive online

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

Rosemount Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Saint John's Episcopal Church Find a Grave online

Saint Marys of the Assumption Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery; Elizabeth US Gen Web Archives online

Elizabeth 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

Map of the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

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

Elizabeth Church Records (114)


Elizabeth City Directories (103)


Elizabeth 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

Elizabeth Histories and Genealogies

75th Anniversary, 1896-1971, St. Anthony of Padua, Elizabeth, New Jersey Ancestry online

75th Anniversary, Commemorating 75 Years of Printing Service By the Henry Cook Printshop, 1863-1936 Ancestry online

A Discourse, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1861 Ancestry online

A Discourse, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1867 Ancestry online

A History of the Free Public Library of the City of Elizabeth Ancestry online

A History of the Vail-Deane School, Elizabeth, New Jersey Ancestry online

A Souvenir of Old Home Week : Containing Complete Program and Other Valuable Information Ancestry online

Bi-Centenary of the First Episcopal Service Held in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, November 3, 1703 Ancestry online

Clark of Elizabeth Town in New Jersey Ancestry online

Commemorating 75 years of printing service by the Henry Cook Printshop, 1863-1936 : anniversary FamilySearch Library

Documentary history of Boudinot Mansion, Elizabeth, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth (N.J.) : A Glance at the Past and Future of the City Ancestry online

Elizabeth independence jubilee, July 1 to July 4, 1922, adresses : delivered at the opening dinner, Elks Club, July first FamilySearch Library

Fifty Years Young Ancestry online

Fortieth Anniversary : A Sermon Ancestry online

Historic Elizabeth, 1664-1932 Ancestry online

Historic Elizabeth, 1664-1932 FamilySearch Library

History and Value of Water Gas Processes Ancestry online

History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : Including the Early History of Union County Ancestry online

History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : including the early history of Union County FamilySearch Library

History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : including the early history of Union County LDS Genealogy online

History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : including the early history of Union County Internet Archive online

History of Hillside, N.J. and vicinity, including Lyons Farms, Salem, Saybrook and early history of Newark and Elizabethtown FamilySearch Library

Memorial and Petition To Presbytery of Elizabeth and Minutes of Parish Meeting, October 31st, 1876 Ancestry online

Parks and Other Public Properties of the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey Ancestry online

Pioneers and patriots of colonial Elizabethtown FamilySearch Library

The Book of the Pageant of Elizabeth Ancestry online

The Bush That Burned With Fire Ancestry online

The City of Elizabeth, New Jersey, illustrated, showing its leading characteristics : its attractions as a place of residence, and its unsurpassed advantages as a location for manufacturing industries FamilySearch Library

The Elizabeth Question : An Important But Imaginary Correspondence Ancestry online

The Political Bounds of the West Fields of Elizabeth Town, New Jersey Ancestry online

The Story of the Elizabethtown Consolidated Gas Company FamilySearch Library

The history of St. John's Church, Elizabeth Town, New Jersey : from the year 1703 to the present time : compiled from original documents, the manuscript records and letters of the missionaries of the society for propagating the gospel in foreign parts, and from other sources FamilySearch Library

The history of a Lithuanian-American community in Elizabeth, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Year Book of the Elizabeth Board of Trade : Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1907 Ancestry online

Elizabeth Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1845-1857 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1857-1928 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization certificate stubs : 1914-1930 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions, 1857-1906 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Land Records

Deeds, 1857-1935 FamilySearch Library

East New Jersey index to records at Perth Amboy, 1665-1743 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Map Records

Elizabeth 1898 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Elizabeth 1898 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Map of Elizabeth, N.J. 1898. Library of Congress online

Map of Elizabethtown, N.J. at the time of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 : showing that part of the free borough and town of Elizabeth, which is now the site of the city of Elizabeth FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 1889 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 1922-1923 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 1922-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 1922-1951 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, 1923-1958 Library of Congress online

Elizabeth 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

Records of the First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth : members admitted, 1757-1800, 1802-1815; marriages, 1804-1817; children's baptisms, 1805-1813; adults [sic] baptisms, 1805-1813 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Military Records

Civil War veterans in the 20th century WorldCat

Civil War veterans in the 20th century : extracted from the Elizabeth Daily Journal, Elizabeth, New Jersey 1944 FamilySearch Library

Civil War veterans in the 20th century : extracted from the Elizabeth daily journal, Elizabeth, New Jersey WorldCat

Home Guard Roster Ancestry online

Orderly book, 1776-1778 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Miscellaneous Records

Minutes of town meetings, and various other records, 1714-1840 FamilySearch Library

Elizabeth Newspapers and Obituaries

Civil War veterans in the 20th century : extracted from the Elizabeth Daily Journal, Elizabeth, New Jersey 1944 FamilySearch Library

Civil War veterans in the 20th century : extracted from the Elizabeth daily journal, Elizabeth, New Jersey WorldCat

Elizabeth Daily Journalᅠ(1904-1916) Newspaper Archive online

Elizabeth daily monitor 09/23/1868 to 10/13/1875 Genealogy Bank online

Elizabeth-Town gazette 09/08/1818 to 02/27/1821 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Elizabeth

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.

Central New Jersey Herald. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1870s-1894

Daily Journal. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1960-1992

Elizabeth Daily Herald. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1867-1880

Elizabeth Daily Journal. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1960

Elizabeth Daily Leader. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1889-1905

Elizabeth Daily Monitor. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880

Elizabeth-Town Gazette. (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821

Essex Standard. (Elizabeth-Town [N.J.]) 1844-1852

New-Jersey Journal & Elizabeth-Town Gazette. (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1821-1828

New-Jersey Journal, and Political Intelligencer. (Elizabeth Town, N.J.) 1786-1792

New-Jersey Journal. (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1792-1821

New-Jersey Journal. (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1828-1900

Sunday Leader. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1883-1890

Union County Herald. (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1864-1870

Elizabeth Probate Records

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

Elizabeth School Records

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A History of the Vail-Deane School, Elizabeth, New Jersey Ancestry online

Alexander Hamilton Junior High School yearbook, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Battin High School - Red and White Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1924, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1958 E Yearbook online

Battin High School yearbook, 1924 (Feb), 1928, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 Classmates online

Battin High School yearbook, 1924 (Feb), 1928, 1929, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Battin High School yearbook, 1936 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Battin High School yearbooks, 1924, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Battin High School; Graduating Class, 1956-1957 US Gen Web Archives online

Benedictine Academy - Benedictine Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Benedictine Academy yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1974 Classmates online

Benedictine Academy yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Benedictine Academy yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Edison High School yearbook, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Edison Vocational & Technical High School yearbook, 1962, 1972 Classmates online

Edison Vocational & Technical High School yearbook, 1962, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Edison Vocational and Technical High School yearbook, 1962, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Elizabeth High School yearbook, 1983 Classmates online

Elizabeth High School yearbook, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Pingry School - Blue Book Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1908, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1982, 1983, 1984 E Yearbook online

Pingry School yearbook, 1908, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1949 E Yearbook online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1949, 1966, 1969 Classmates online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1949, 1966, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1949, 1966, 1969 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St Mary Assumption High School yearbooks, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys High School - Ave Maria Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1956, 1958 E Yearbook online

St Marys High School yearbook, 1956, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Patrick High School - Celtic Cross Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1944 E Yearbook online

St. Mary Assumption High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958 Classmates online

St. Mary Assumption High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Patrick High School yearbook, 1944, 1957, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1978 Classmates online

St. Patrick High School yearbook, 1944, 1957, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Patrick High School yearbook, 1944, 1957, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

The Pingry School yearbook, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1960, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

The School Interests of Elizabeth : A City of New Jersey, U.S.A. : A.D. 1664-1910 Ancestry online

The school interests of Elizabeth, a city of New Jersey, U.S.A. : a city of New Jersey, U.S.A., A.D. 1664-1910 FamilySearch Library

Thomas Jefferson High School - Quid Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ), 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1954, 1965 E Yearbook online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1942, 1958, 1977 Classmates online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1942, 1958, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Elizabeth Tax Records

Elizabeth Tax List; 1743 US Gen Web Archives online

Elizabeth, N.J., records, 1714-1848 Archive Grid



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