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Each Community page has records listed specific to its locale. Below are records and/or indexes specifically for Union county and New Jersey state:
General
- New Jersey Transcriptions by Jane Devlin
- First Families of Westfield & Vicinity (genealogies of original families, transcriptions of various local civil and church records)
- New Jersey Voter records in One-Step by Steve Morse
Birth, Marriage, Death Records
- New Jersey Births 1670-1980 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Births and Christenings 1660-1980 (FamilySearch)
- Quaker Record of Births 1706-1888
- New Jersey Geographical Birth Index (1901-1929) (Reclaim the Records @ Archives.org)
- New Jersey Delayed Birth Index (1901-1929) (Reclaim the Records @ Archives.org)
- New Jersey Births index 1901-1903 (Reclaim the Records @ Archives.org)
- New Jersey Colonial Marriage Bonds 1665-1799 (NJ Archives)
- New Jersey Colonial Records: Marriages 1665-1800 (book on Archive.org)
- New Jersey County Marriages 1682-1956 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Marriages 1848-1878 (NJ Archives)
- New Jersey Marriages 1678-1985 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Marriages 1670-1980 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Marriages groom index 1901-1903, bride index 1901-1914 (Reclaim the Records @ Archives.org)
- Quaker Record of Marriages 1712-1889
- New Jersey Death Index 1904-2017 missing 1904-1919, half of 1920-1924, and 1930-1948 (Reclaim the Records)
- New Jersey Deaths 1670-1988 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Deaths and Burials 1720-1988 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey Deaths 1878-1894 (so far) (NJ Archives)
- New Jersey Deaths index 1901-1903 (Reclaim the Records @ Archives.org)
- Quaker Record of Deaths 1705-1892
- News and Obituaries from Star Ledger
- see also Newspapers
Biographical Records & Family Research
- First Families of Westfield & Vicinity
- The Roll Family Windmill by William Henry Roll
- Descendants of Edward Ball: The Big gEDcom
- PA-Roots Biographies: New Jersey
Cemeteries
- Historic Cemeteries of Union County, NJ by Audrey Shields Hancock
- Ancestors at Rest: New Jersey
- Archdiocese of Newark: Catholic Cemeteries online
- Quaker Plainfield Burial Ground
- See also my blog post, Finding cemetery inscriptions and photographs online
Census Records
- New Jersey State Census 1885 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey State Census 1905 (FamilySearch)
- New Jersey State Census 1915 (FamilySearch)
- See Census page for other links
Church Records
- New Jersey Church Records 1675-1970 (FamilySearch)
- See also Birth, Marriage, Death Records (above)
Courts, Wills, & Estate Records
- New Jersey Probate Records 1678-1980 (FamilySearch)
- Legal Name Changes 1847-1947
- Supreme Court Case Files 1704-1844
History & Historical Records
- Records Concerning the Founding of Elizabethtown, NJ
- The Elizabethtown Associates by Gary Maher
- Elizabeth, NJ, Orphans’ Asylum 1900
- Alms Houses or Poorhouses in NJ
- Undertakers in Elizabeth and Newark, NJ, and Surrounding Areas 1859-1891
- Union County Jail: Index of Prisoners 1900
- American History and Genealogy Project: NJ
Land & Property Records
- Proprietary Warrants and Surveys, 1670-1727
- Sanborn Company fire insurance maps of New Jersey “contain detailed information on urban structures, property boundaries, and streets. Provides historical information on the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods.” (download spreadsheet; each Community page has links to its maps)
Migration & Naturalization
Military Records
- New Jersey State Department Imaged Collections (portraits of soldiers, historic sites, military monuments, military service records, etc.)
- Revolutionary War New Jersey: the Ultimate Field Guide
- Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War
- Inventories of Damages by the British and Americans in New Jersey, 1776-1782
- Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) database
- William S. Stryker’s Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- Civil War Vouchers
- World War I Casualties: Descriptive Cards and Photographs (NJ Archives)
More Research Sites
- Surname Navigator: search multiple search engines at once
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
- FamilySearch web site databases and images
- Find A Grave: user-contributed graves and Internet memorials
- Linkpendium from the founders of RootsWeb
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse: the shortcuts you need to use Ellis Island, Castle Garden, census, BMD records, and more on the web
- BYU Family History Archive: digital collection of books
- Google Book Search: search and read full-text books for free
- Google web search (after your search terms, add ~genealogy to narrow your focus)
- Genealogy Search Engine
- Veridian: historical digitized newspaper search
Other Records
- Digital Public Library of America
- Google Arts & Culture: explore stories and collections from around the world