Orange Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)

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Orange 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

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Register of Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Membership of the Dutch Reformed Church at Second River, New Jersey, 1794-1848 Ancestry online

Orange Cemetery Records

First Presbyterian Churchyard Find a Grave online

Inscriptions(1665-1880) on tombstones in the Old Cemetery at Orange, [N.J.] : and in the Episcopal Cemetery adjoining it FamilySearch Library

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

Old burying ground : cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey WorldCat

Orange Episcopal Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rosedale Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rosedale Cemetery Interment online

Saint John Cemetery Interment online

Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mark's Episcopal Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery : Orange, Essex County, New Jersey (near the southwest corner of Main Street and Scotland Road, adjacent to the First Presbyterian Church of Orange) FamilySearch Library

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey : history of the cemetery, expanded list of interments, and early history of St. Mark's Church WorldCat

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey : history of the cemetery, expanded list of interments, and early history of St. Mark's Church WorldCat

Tombstone Inscriptions, Essex County, New Jersey Ancestry online

Orange 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

Orange Church Records

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250th Anniversary, 1719-1969 : First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Main Street and Scotland Road, Orange, New Jersey Ancestry online

250th anniversary, 1719-1969, First Presbyterian Church in Orange : Main Street and Scotland Road, Orange, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

A History of the Church of the Holy Innocents, West Orange, New Jersey, 1872-1972 Ancestry online

A History of the First Presbyterian and Trinity Church, South Orange, New Jersey Ancestry online

Celebration of the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of the Orange Valley Church of Orange, New Jersey Ancestry online

Church records, 1852-1948 (Catholic Church. St. John (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1864-1899 (First German Presbyterian Church (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

First German Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1858-1905 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First German Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1906-1962 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church in Orange : 250th anniversary, 1719-1969 FamilySearch Library

History of the St. Cloud Presbyterian Church : First Hundred Years Ancestry online

Lengthening Years : Milestones and Minutiae in the Life of the First Presbyterian Church in Orange, New Jersey Ancestry online

Manual of the Central Presbyterian Church of Orange, New Jersey : containing a brief history of lthe church, with a report of the church work for the year ending May 1st, 1876, and a list of the communicants and families FamilySearch Library

Manual of the Orange Valley Church LDS Genealogy online

Manual of the Orange Valley Church Internet Archive online

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

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Old burying ground : cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey WorldCat

One Hundred Years of Grace : A History of Grace Episcopal Church, Orange, New Jersey, 1854-1954 Ancestry online

One hundred years of grace : a history of Grace Episcopal Church, Orange, New Jersey, 1854-1954 FamilySearch Library

One hundred years, Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Orange, N.J., 1873-1973 FamilySearch Library

Orange First Presbyterian Church records, 1830-1831, First Presbyterian Church (Orange, N.J.). Archive Grid

Orange, New Jersey, church records, 1854-1930 (Grace Episcopal Church (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers [Orange, New Jersey], 1873-1956 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of the Valley (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1886-1968 (Catholic Church. St. Venantius' (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1904-1926 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Orange, New Jersey)) FamilySearch Library

Records, 1830-1831, First Presbyterian Church (Orange, N.J.). Archive Grid

Register of Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Membership of the Dutch Reformed Church at Second River, New Jersey, 1794-1848 Ancestry online

St. Cloud Church Ancestry online

St. Cloud Church FamilySearch Library

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery : Orange, Essex County, New Jersey (near the southwest corner of Main Street and Scotland Road, adjacent to the First Presbyterian Church of Orange) FamilySearch Library

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey : history of the cemetery, expanded list of interments, and early history of St. Mark's Church WorldCat

St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey : history of the cemetery, expanded list of interments, and early history of St. Mark's Church WorldCat

Ten Years' History of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, New Jersey Ancestry online

Ten years' history of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, N.J. : held at the tenth anniverary fo the settlement of its present pastor FamilySearch Library

The First Church of Orange, 1718-1928 : Its Ministers and Ministries Ancestry online

The First Church of Orange, 1718-1928 : its ministers and ministeries FamilySearch Library

The First Church of Orange, N.J : one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, November 24 and 25, 1869, memorial FamilySearch Library

The First Church of Orange, N.J. : One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, November 24 and 25, 1869, Memorial Ancestry online

The First Church, Orange, N. J. : one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, November 24 and 25, 1869 LDS Genealogy online

The First Church, Orange, N. J. : one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, November 24 and 25, 1869 Internet Archive online

The First Church, Orange, New Jersey : one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, Nov. 24 and 25, 1869. Memorial FamilySearch Library

Orange City Directories

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

Baldwin's Directory of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Bloomfield and Montclair, with Maps of the Oranges and of Bloomfield and Montclair 1889 The NJ Historical Portal online

Baldwin's Directory of the Oranges and Townships of Essex County 1889-1892, 1895-1897, 1899, 1901-1902 The NJ Historical Portal online

Baldwin's Orange Directory Containing. . . Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair 1884, 1888 The NJ Historical Portal online

Baldwin's Orange Directory, Containing the Name and Business Addresses of all Residents of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield and Montclair. Together with a Revised Map 1883-1888 The NJ Historical Portal online

Bayes' Orange Directory, 1874 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bell Atlantic Suburban Essex Area Springfield, Summit, Orange Area Yellow Pages October 1996-September 1997 The NJ Historical Portal online

Moffat's Elite Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair and The Oranges 1884-1887 The NJ Historical Portal online

Moffat's Elite Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair, Oranges, West Orange, East Orange, South Orange and Montrose for 1884-1887 The NJ Historical Portal online

Moffat's Essex County Directory, Including the City of Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair, Belleville, Franklin, Caldwell, Livingston, Millburn and Clinton Townships, and a Business Directory of the City of Newark 1890 The NJ Historical Portal online

New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory Serving Suburban Essex Area, Springfield, Summit Including Orange Area Yellow Pages Oct. 1989-Sept. 1990 The NJ Historical Portal online

Orange (New Jersey) city directories FamilySearch Library

Orange City Directory 1884 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1910 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Orange City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange Directory, for 1870; Also a Street Directory, and a Business Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair and Belleville The NJ Historical Portal online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange, and Maplewood City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1914 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Orange, East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Orange, Hilton, and Maplewood City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Orange, NJ 1859 Bus. Direc. City Directories Allen County Public Library

Orange, NJ 1902-1934 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Orange, New Jersey Directories, 1887-90 Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, 1882-1902 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1883 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1884 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1885 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1886 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1890 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1891 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1892 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1895 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1897 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1900 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1901 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Orange, New Jersey, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

The Oranges, Orange, East Orange, South Orange, West Orange and Maplewood : also Irvington, Livingston, Roseland directory, numerical directory, streets, householders and business FamilySearch Library

The Society of Blue Book for The Oranges, New Jersey, Including Morristown, Montclair, Glenridge, Bloomfield, etc. Elite Family Directory Club Membership 1903 The NJ Historical Portal online

Orange 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

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

Orange Histories and Genealogies

A Brief History of Holy Name Parish, East Orange, New Jersey, 1910-1960 Ancestry online

A History of West Orange Ancestry online

Constitution and by-laws of the New England Society of Orange, New Jerse y FamilySearch Library

Early records of the township of Orange, from 1807-1845 FamilySearch Library

Early records of the township of Orange, from 1807-1845 : including the records of the annual town meetings, the proceedings of the township committee, and the road districts as laid out in 1844 : to which is appended personal and biographical notes of the early officials of the township FamilySearch Library

Historical Sketch of the Growth and Development of the Town of West Orange, New Jersey, 1862-1937 Ancestry online

History of the Oranges To 1921 : Reviewing the Rise, Development and Progress of An Influential Community Ancestry online

History of the Oranges to 1921 : reviewing the rise, development and progress of an influential community FamilySearch Library

History of the Oranges to 1921 : reviewing the rise, development and progress of an influential community; v. 01 Genealogy Gophers online

History of the Oranges, in Essex County, N. J., from 1666 to 1806 Genealogy Gophers online

History of the Oranges, in Essex County, N.J., from 1666 to 1806 LDS Genealogy online

History of the Oranges, in Essex County, N.J., from 1666 to 1806 Internet Archive online

One Hundred Years, Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Orange, N.J., 1873-1973 Ancestry online

Orange, New Jersey, 1806-1956 FamilySearch Library

Souvenir Booklet and History of East Orange Fire Dept Ancestry online

The 100th Anniversary of the Orange National Bank : 1828-1928 Ancestry online

The 100th anniversary of the Orange National Bank : 1828-1928 FamilySearch Library

The Mountain Society : a history of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, N. J. organized about the year 1719 with an account of the earliest settlements in Newark LDS Genealogy online

The Mountain Society : a history of the First Presbyterian Church, Orange, N. J. organized about the year 1719 with an account of the earliest settlements in Newark Internet Archive online

The Oranges and Their Points of Interest, Embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange Valley Ancestry online

The Oranges and their points of interest, embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange Valley FamilySearch Library

Orange Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1849-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1779-1906 FamilySearch Library

New Jersey, Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 (Newark) Ancestry online

Petitions for naturalization, 1850-1906; indexes to naturalization records, 1830-1906 FamilySearch Library

Orange Land Records

Deeds, 1688-1901; index 1688-1909[ Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

Orange Map Records

Orange Directory for 1870 also a Street Directory and Business Directory of Bloomfield, Montclair and Belleville 1870 The NJ Historical Portal online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 1924 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 1939 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 1939-1951 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, April 1885 Library of Congress online

Orange 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, 1795-1920 [Essex County, New Jersey] FamilySearch Library

New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1895 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 Ancestry online

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1848-1930 New Jersey State Archives

New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1931-present New Jersey Department of Health

Register of Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Membership of the Dutch Reformed Church at Second River, New Jersey, 1794-1848 Ancestry online

Orange Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Orange

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.

Orange Chronicle. (Orange, N.J.) 1869-1908

Orange Herald. (Orange, N.J.) 1888-1895

Orange Journal. (Orange, N.J.) 1854-1908

Orange Volksbote. (Orange, N.J.) 1872-1914

Orange Probate Records

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

Abstracts of Essex County, New Jersey, partitions and divisions of estates, 1793-1881, recorded at Newark, New Jersey : Essex County, New Jersey FamilySearch Library

Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Ancestry online

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

Orange School Records

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Beard School - Clio Yearbook (Orange, NJ), 1931, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954 E Yearbook online

Beard School yearbooks, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Carteret Academy - Carteret Yearbook (Orange, NJ), 1926, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Carteret Academy yearbook, 1963 Classmates online

Carteret Academy yearbook, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Carteret Academy yearbooks, 1926, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Orange High School - Orange Peal Yearbook (Orange, NJ), 1938, 1952 E Yearbook online

Orange High School yearbook, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1952, 1978, 1984, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

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

Orange High School yearbook, 1978, 1984, 1988 Classmates online

Our Lady of the Valley High School - Valiant Yearbook (Orange, NJ), 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Our Lady of the Valley High School yearbook, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Our Lady of the Valley High School yearbook, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 Classmates online

Our Lady of the Valley High School yearbook, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

The Beard School yearbooks, 1949, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Orange Tax Records

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



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