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Table of Contents
Records At The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Societies
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
DIRECTORIES Directories listing the names, addresses, and occupations of adults have been published for at least 120 municipalities and for some New Jersey counties. The Newark Business Library, 34 Commerce Street, Newark, NJ 07102 has more than 2,000 New Jersey city directories. The New Jersey State Library, Library of Congress, and New York Public Library also have large collections. Some of the most frequently used directories at the Family History Library are:
1859-1860
1861-1901
1902-1926
- Jersey City
1861-1901
1902-1926
- Newark
1835-1860 FHL fiche 6044170-98; computer number 660233 1861-1901 FHL films 1377110-36; computer number 660233 1902-1935 FHL films 1611849-74; computer number 660233 1938 FHL film 1320616 item 1; computer number 236408
- Trenton
1844-1845, 1854, 1857, 1859, 1867-1935 (intermittent years) On 13 FHL fiche beginning with 6044540; films 1841636-52; computer number 657892 1930 FHL book 974 E4f, film 1425566 item 4; computer number 234805
For further directories in these and other cities, see:
Brown, Michael. Guide to New Jersey City Directories. Kendall Park, N.J.: New Jersey Information Services, 1993. (FHL book 974.9 E43b; computer number 689927.) Shows city, year, and title, but not repository.
Also check the city directories for New York City and Philadelphia if your ancestor lived near these metropolitan areas. The New Jersey home addresses of people who worked in Philadelphia or New York are often listed.
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