Jersey City Genealogy (in Hudson County, NJ)
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Jersey City Birth Records
New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931 Ancestry 
New Jersey, Birth Records, 1848-1920 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Birth Records, 1921-present New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry
Reformed Dutch Church, Bergen, Bergen, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1666-1788 FamilySearch Library
Jersey City Cemetery Records
Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery Find a Grave
Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery Interment
Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives
Bergen Reformed Dutch Churchyard Find a Grave
Cemetery records (Jersey City, New Jersey), 1849-1984 FamilySearch Library
Holy Name Cemetery Find a Grave
Holy Name Cemetery Billion Graves
Holy Name Cemetery Interment
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives
Inscriptions from burial plot east of the Morris Canal in Jersey City, N.J. & inscriptions in the Vanderburgh Burial Ground near Poughquay, N.Y FamilySearch Library
Jersey City Cemetery, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery Billion Graves
Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery Find a Grave
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
New Jersey, Jersey City, Holy Name Cemetery, Card Index of Interment, 1849-1984 Family Search
Old Bergen Churchyard Find a Grave
Old Bergen Churchyard Billion Graves
Old Graveyard at Greenville, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives
Saint Peter's Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
Speer Burial Ground Find a Grave
Tombstone records, Old Bergen Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey FamilySearch Library
Jersey City Census Records
1855 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1865 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1875 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1885 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1895 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1895 United States Federal Census Fragment Ancestry
1905 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
1915 New Jersey, State Census Ancestry
Federal Census 1860, Jersey City US Gen Web Archives
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Jersey City Church Records (79)
Jersey City City Directories (105)
Jersey City Death Records
1901-1903, 1920-1929, 1949-2000 New Jersey Death Index Ancestry
1920-1929, 1949-2017 New Jersey Death Index MyHeritage
Members, baptisms, marriages and deaths : 1883-1990 [Jersey City, New Jersey] (St. John's German Evangelical Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library
New Jersey Death Index - 1925-1929 - Jersey City - Warren County LDS Genealogy
New Jersey Death Index - 1925-1929 - Jersey City - Warren County Internet Archive
New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Ancestry
New Jersey, Death Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Death Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health
New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry
Jersey City Histories and Genealogies
Bergen town and township, Nov. 1660-Sept. 22, 1668, Hudson County, N.J. FamilySearch Library
History of Jersey City, N.J. : A Record of Its Early Settlement and Corporate Progress Ancestry
Index [to] Old Bergen FamilySearch Library
Jersey City : A Study of Its Beginning, Its Growth, and Its Destiny Ancestry
Jersey City and Its Historic Sites Ancestry
Memorial of the Centennial Celebration of the Battle of Paulus Hook, August 19, 1879 Ancestry
Old Bergen : history and reminiscences with maps and illustrations FamilySearch Library
The History of St. Francis Hospital Ancestry
The Hudson River Ancestry
Jersey City Immigration Records
Declarations of intention, 1877-1895 [Hudson County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library
Naturalization papers, 1834-1907 FamilySearch Library
Jersey City Land Records
Deeds, 1840-1901; index, 1715-1925 FamilySearch Library
Jersey City Map Records
City & county map of New-York : Brooklyn, Williamsburgh, Jersey City & the adjacent waters, 1857 Library of Congress
Colton's map of New York City : Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, etc., 1879 Library of Congress
Jersey City Assesment Maps, 1894 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry
Jersey City, New Jersey Maps 1950, 1955 American Geographical Society
Map of Black Tom Island, Jersey City, New Jersey : showing area damaged by explosion and fire, July 30th 1916. Library of Congress
Map of New York and Brooklyn, with Jersey City and Hoboken water front, 1877 Library of Congress
Map of New York and Brooklyn, with Jersey City and Hoboken water front, 1892 Library of Congress
Jersey City Marriage Records
1901-1914 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
1901-2016 New Jersey Marriage Index Ancestry
1915-2016 New Jersey Marriage License Index MyHeritage
Members, baptisms, marriages and deaths : 1883-1990 [Jersey City, New Jersey] (St. John's German Evangelical Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library
New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry
New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives
New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health
Jersey City Minority Records
Hudson Jewish News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1922-1940 US Newspaper Directory
Jewish Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1931-Current US Newspaper Directory
Jersey City Miscellaneous Records
The Christian Home for Orphan Children, Jersey City, New Jersey, history and list of children Genealogy Trails
Jersey City Newspapers and Obituaries
City Journal 06/03/2004 to 06/30/2005 Genealogy Bank
Daily Telegraph 05/16/1851 to 11/08/1856 Genealogy Bank
Evening Journal 1899-1909 Newspapers.com
Jersey City NJ Jewish Standard 1931-1936 Fulton History
Jersey City News 1889-1906 Newspapers.com
Jersey City Newsﾠ(1889-1906) Newspaper Archive
Jersey City news (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Feb. 27, 1889 to Dec. 22, 1906) MyHeritage
Jersey City news 02/28/1889 to 12/22/1906 Genealogy Bank
Jersey Journal 01/16/1999 to Current Genealogy Bank
Jersey Journal 05/02/1867 to 12/31/1999 Genealogy Bank
Jersey Journal 1911-1935 Newspapers.com
Jersey Journal 1990-2005 Newspapers.com
Jersey Journal Including All the News Services, Features and Local News of the Jersey Observer 1952-1952 Newspapers.com
Jersey Journal and Jersey Observer 1952-1990 Newspapers.com
Jersey Journal, The: Web Edition Articles 07/31/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank
Jersey Observer Now in the Jersey Journal 1952-1952 Newspapers.com
Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal 1952-1952 Newspapers.com
Sunday Morning News 1891-1891 Newspapers.com
Sunday morning news (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Nov. 1, 1891 to Dec. 27, 1891) MyHeritage
Sunday morning news 11/01/1891 to 12/27/1891 Genealogy Bank
Sunday tatler and Jersey City express 01/04/1885 to 09/26/1886 Genealogy Bank
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Feb. 27, 1889 to Dec. 22, 1906) Chronicling America
The Sunday Morning Newsﾠ(1891-1891) Newspaper Archive
The Sunday morning news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) (from Nov. 1, 1891 to Dec. 27, 1891) Chronicling America
United States Telegraph 11/17/1841 to 12/10/1842 Genealogy Bank
Waterfront Journal 09/12/2002 to 05/17/2007 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for Jersey CityAccording 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 Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1859-1875 Argus. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1875-1884 Daily Press. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1870s-1870s Daily Sentinel and Advertiser. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1848-1855 Daily Telegraph. (Jersey City, Hudson Co. [N.J.]) 1850-1859 Evening Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1867-1909 Evening Sentinel. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1845-1847 Evening Telegraph. (Jersey City, Hudson Co. [N.J.]) 1849-1850 Greenville Home News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1936-1939 Hudson County Ledger. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1876-1883 Hudson Jewish News. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1922-1940 Jersey City Advertiser and Hudson Republican. ([Jersey City, N.J.) 1840-1844 Jersey City Advertiser, and Bergen Republican. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1838-1840 Jersey City Argus. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1884-1891 Jersey City Chronicle. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1863-1864 Jersey City Daily Advocate. and Hudson County Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1863-1864 Jersey City Daily Sentinel. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1855-1857 Jersey City Daily Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1864-1868 Jersey City Gazette, and Bergen County Advertiser. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1835-1830s Jersey City Herald. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1870-1872 Jersey City Herald. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1873-1920 Jersey City Telegraph. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1847-1849 Jersey City Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1870-1873 Jersey City Union. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1852-1840s Jersey Journal Including All the News Services, Features and Local News of the Jersey Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1951-1952 Jersey Journal and Jersey Observer. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1952-1990 Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1909-1951 Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, Nj.) 1990-Current Jersey Observer Now In the Jersey Journal. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1951-1952 Jersey Review. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1920-1941 Jersey Times and Bergen Index. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1875-1878 Jewish Standard. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1931-Current Manila Times East. (Jersey City, Nj) 1986-Current Na. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1983-1985 New Jersey Weekly Times. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1866-1869 Sunday Morning News. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891 Ukrainian Weekly. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1980-2013 |
Jersey City Probate Records
Jersey City School Records (87)
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