West Orange Genealogy (in Essex County, NJ)

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West Orange Birth Records

Fairmont Township, Essex, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1862 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

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

West Orange Township, Essex, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1862-1867 FamilySearch Library

West Orange Cemetery Records

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

Pleasantdale Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tombstone Inscriptions, Essex County, New Jersey Ancestry online

West 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

West Orange Church Records

A history of the Church of the Holy Innocents, West Orange, New Jersey, 1872-1972 FamilySearch Library

Fairmont Township, Essex, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1862 FamilySearch Library

History of the St. Cloud Presbyterian Church : first hundred years FamilySearch Library

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

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

West Orange Township, Essex, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1862-1867 FamilySearch Library

West Orange City Directories

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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 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

East Orange and West Orange City Directory 1891 MyHeritage online

East Orange and West Orange City Directory 1899 MyHeritage online

East Orange and West Orange City Directory 1901 MyHeritage online

East Orange and West Orange City Directory 1904 MyHeritage online

East Orange, South Orange, and West Orange City Directory 1918 MyHeritage 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

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

West 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

West Orange Histories and Genealogies

A history of West Orange FamilySearch Library

Historical sketch of the growth and development of the town of West Orange, New Jersey, 1862-1937 FamilySearch Library

West 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

West Orange Land Records

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

West Orange Map Records

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

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

West 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

West 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

West Orange School Records

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Carteret Prep School yearbook, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969 Classmates online

Carteret Prep School yearbook, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Carteret Prep School yearbooks, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mountain High School yearbook, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Mountain High School yearbook, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980 Classmates online

Mountain High School yearbooks, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Seton Hall Preparatory High School - Tower Yearbook (West Orange, NJ), 1930, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 E Yearbook online

Seton Hall Preparatory High School yearbook, 1930, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Seton Hall Preparatory High School yearbook, 1930, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Seton Hall Preparatory High School yearbook, 1930, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1996 Classmates online

West Orange High School - Ranger Yearbook (West Orange, NJ), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1971 E Yearbook online

West Orange High School yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1971, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

West Orange High School yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1960, 1961, 1974 Classmates online

West Orange High School yearbook, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1960, 1961, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

West Orange Tax Records

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



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