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Mercer County, New Jersey Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Birth Records, Marriage Records, and Death Records from civil and church records
Mercer County – Vital records – Marriage Certificates, 1860-1909
Mercer County – Vital records – New Jersey inquisitions on the dead recorded in county coroners offices, 1688-1798
Mercer County – Vital records – Nottingham Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1854
East Windsor Township – Vital records – East Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Ewing Township – Church Records – Pastor’s records, 1859-1899 – possibly Presbyterian, pastor Samuel T. Lowrie
Ewing Township – Vital records – Ewing Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Hamilton Square – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)
Hamilton Township – Vital records – Hamilton Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Hopewell Township – Vital records – Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Lawrence Township – Vital records – Lawrence Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Lawrence Township – Vital records – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)
Lawrenceville – Church Records – Church Records, 1807-1960 – Presbyterian Church (Lawrenceville, New Jersey)
Lawrenceville – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)
Lawrenceville – Indexes – Church Records – Presbyterian, Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1821-1849
Lawrenceville – Vital records – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)
Penns Neck – Church Records – The Journal and Biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 : the Journal Translated from the Original Swedish Manuscript
Penns Neck – Church Records – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript
Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1792-1970 – First Presbyterian Church (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1834-1992 – Trinity Episcopal Church (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1847-1956 – Second Presbyterian Church (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1849-1887 – Methodist Episcopal Church. Princeton Circuit (New Jersey)
Princeton – Church Records – Church Records, 1850-1879 – Methodist Episcopal Church (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton Township – Vital records – Indexes – Princeton Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1850-1867
Trenton – Church Records – A History of St. Michael’s Church, Trenton : in the Diocese of New Jersey, from Its Foundation in the Year of Our Lor D 1703 to 1926
Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1805-1908 – First Baptist Church (Trenton, New Jersey)
Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1858-1900 – Fourth Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)
Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1885-1905 – Bethany Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)
Trenton – Church Records – Church Records, 1889-1899 – East Trenton Presbyterian Church (Trenton, New Jersey)
Trenton – Church Records – Monthly Meeting Records, 1684-1942 – Society of Friends. Chesterfield Monthly Meeting (New Jersey)
Trenton – Church Records – Saint Michael’s Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Marriages, 1769-1855
Trenton – Church Records – Saint Michaels Church, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1769-1855
Trenton – Vital records – First-Second-Third-Fourth-Fifth-Sixth-Seventh Wards, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1848-1867
Trenton – Vital records – Vital statistics index from Trenton newspapers, 1800-1900
Washington Township – Vital records – Washington Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1867
West Windsor Township – Vital records – West Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey computer printout; births or christenings, 1861-1867
Cemeteries
Mercer – Stillwell’s cemetery inscriptions
Mercer – Veteran’s grave registration records
Trenton – Veteran burials, Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey
Guardianship
Mercer – Appointment of guardians, 1899-1916
Mercer – Bonds of guardians, 1861-1909
Mercer – Guardians inventories, 1838-1884
Mercer – Letters of guardianship and administrations, 1838-1910
Mercer – Petitions for guardianship, 1916-1926
Obituaries
United States, New Jersey, Mercer, Princeton – Obituaries
United States, New Jersey, Mercer, Princeton – Obituaries
Obituaries of deceased alumni, 1827-1842
Wills & Probate
Mercer County – Accounts, 1871-1883
Mercer County – Application for probate, 1884-1905
Mercer County – Appointment of administrators, 1899-1920
Mercer County – Bonds of administrators, 1861-1911
Mercer County – Bonds on proceedings to sell land, v. 1-2, 1861-1937
Mercer County – Court minutes, 1838-1913; index, 1838-1958
Mercer County – Federal inheritance taxes, 1870-1872
Mercer County – Inventories, 1838-1898
Mercer County – Letters of guardianship and administrations, 1838-1910
Mercer County – Orders for division of land, 1838-1862
Mercer County – Petitions for administration, 1884-1908
Mercer County – Record of wills 1K – 6468K
Mercer County – Releases and discharges, 1839-1918
Mercer County – Report of sales of land, 1838-1871
Mercer County – Sundry bonds, 1861-1904
Mercer County – Surrogate’s journals, v. A-B, 1838-1912
Mercer County – Wills, 1838-1913
Mercer County – index – General index to estates, 1838-1939
Mercer County, New Jersey Residence Records
Census
Mercer County – 1905 – New Jersey state census records
Trenton – Map of Trenton, N.J. and suburbs
Trenton – 1920 – Map of the city of Trenton, N.J. (Mercer County) showing annexed territory
Land & Property
Mercer County – Bonds on proceedings to sell land, v. 1-2, 1861-1937
Mercer County – Damages in New Jersey by the British and Americans, 1776-1782
Mercer County – Deeds, 1838-1913; index to deeds, 1838-1919
Mercer County – Mortgages, 1838-1858; index to mortgages, 1838-1970
Mercer County – Orders for division of land, 1838-1862
Mercer County – Report of sales of land, 1838-1871
Nottingham Township – Burlington County loan office records, 1776-1788
Maps
Trenton – Map of the city of Trenton, N.J. (Mercer County) showing annexed territory
Trenton – Map of Trenton, N.J. and suburbs
Naturalization & Citizenship
Mercer County – Declarations of Intention, 1868-1906
Mercer County – Naturalization Records, 1838-1906
Mercer County – New Jersey, Mercer County, Naturalization Records, 1796-1987
Mercer County – New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, Declarations of Intentions, 1913-1950
Mercer County – Record of Depositions, 1919-1926
Trenton – New Jersey, Mercer County, Naturalization Records, 1796-1987
Trenton – New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, Declarations of Intentions, 1913-1950
Taxation
Mercer County – Tax ratables, Burlington Co., 1778-1822
Mercer County – Tax ratables, Hunterdon Co., 1778-1822
Mercer County – Tax ratables, Middlesex Co., 1778-1822
Mercer County, New Jersey Daily Life Records
Biography
Mercer County – Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County – History of Burlington and Mercer Counties with Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men
Princeton – Biographical catalogue of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 1815-1932
Princeton – Biography of the class of 1838 of the College of New Jersey, at Princeto n, N. J.
Princeton – Biographical catalogue of the Princeton Theological Seminary, 1815-1932
Princeton – Biography of the class of 1838 of the College of New Jersey, at Princeto n, N. J.
Church History
Princeton – A discourse on the history of the Second Presbyterian Church of Princeton, N.J.
Princeton – A fragmentary history of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton – The records of Trinity Church, Princeton, Diocese of New Jersey, 1833-19 08
Princeton – A discourse on the history of the Second Presbyterian Church of Princeton, N.J.
Princeton – A fragmentary history of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton – The records of Trinity Church, Princeton, Diocese of New Jersey, 1833-19 08
Titusville – History of the Titusville Methodist Church, Titusville, New Jersey
Trenton – Fiftieth anniversary Fifth Presbyterian Church, Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton – Historical discourse of the Central Baptist Church, Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton – History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N. J. from the first settlement of the town
Trenton – History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N. J. from the first settlement of the town
Court Records
Mercer – Applications for tavern licenses, 1840-1860
Mercer – New Jersey inquisitions on the dead recorded in county coroners offices, 1688-1798
Ethnic & Minorities
Genealogy
Mercer – Genealogy – Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer – Genealogy – Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, “old Hunterdon county”, New Jersey
Mercer – Genealogy – Index to “Ye colonial kinsmen from Plymouth Rock to York Towne” by Joseph N. Kearney
Ewing Township – Genealogy – Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, “old Hunterdon county”, New Jersey
Hopewell – Genealogy – Pioneers of old Hopewell with sketches of her Revolutionary heroes
Penns Neck – Genealogy – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript
Penns Neck – Genealogy – The journal and biography of Nicholas Collin, 1746-1831 the journal translated from the original Swedish manuscript
Trenton – Genealogy – Genealogy of early settlers in Trenton and Ewing, “old Hunterdon county”, New Jersey
Trenton – Minorities – Genealogy – A collection of genealogical information of Palankaer-Americans and related family members – 1895 to 2008 (includes a history of the Donauschwaben in Palanka, Batschka, Austria-Hungary and the Trenton, NJ area)
Government & Town Records
Lawrenceville – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)
History
Mercer – History – Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer – History – History of Burlington and Mercer counties with biographical sketches of many of their pioneers and prominent men
Hightstown – History – A pastor’s 25th and a church’s 150th anniversary the Hightstown Baptist Church, 1745-1895
Hopewell – History – Pioneers of old Hopewell with sketches of her Revolutionary heroes
Princeton – History – Building a community: Italian Americans of Princeton an exhibition organized by the Historical Society of Princeton. September 12, 1993 – June 12, 1994
Princeton – History – Historic towns of the Middle States
Trenton – History – Annals of the city of Trenton with random remarks and historic reminiscences
Trenton – History – Historic Trenton
Trenton – History – History of Trenton, New Jersey the record of its early settlement and corporate progress
Trenton – History – Personal narratives – Colonel Rall at Trenton
Magazines & Periodicals
Princeton – Annual of the Tiger Inn of Princeton University
Princeton – Princeton University house party program
Newspapers
Trenton – New Jersey, Mercer County, Trenton, newspapers Trenton Evening Times (selections only) 1901-1993 (must login to view newspapers)
Trenton Evening Times, 1901-1923
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1970
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1970
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1971
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1971
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1974
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1974
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1975
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1975
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1976
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1976
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1977
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1977
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1978
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1978
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1979
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1979
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1980
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1980
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1986
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1986
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1987
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1987
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1988
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1988
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1989
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1989
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1990
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1990
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1991
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1991
Trenton Evening Times, Jan-Jun 1992
Trenton Evening Times, Jul-Dec 1992
Trenton Evening Times, 1992-1993
Trenton – Vital statistics index from Trenton newspapers, 1800-1900
Officials & Employees
Mercer County – Officials and employees – Persons sworn into office, 1861-1910
Public Records
Mercer – Index to tavern licenses; counties of Camden, Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, Essex, Mercer.
Lawrence Township – Township records, 1716-1928 (Lawrence Township, New Jersey)
Schools
Princeton – Schools – and Twilly Called : Being an Account of the Twentieth Reunion of the Class of ’99, Princeton, and a Record of the Class … – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Schools – A Directory and Record of Class of Ninety-nine, Princeton University : Number Four – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Schools – Forty Years a Princetonian, 1939-1979 – Princeton University. Class of 1939
Princeton – Schools – Glimpses of Colonial Society and the Life at Princeton College, 1766-1773
Princeton – Schools – History of the College of New Jersey : from Its Origin in 1746 to the Commencement of 1854
Princeton – Schools – Pals of Mine : Being an Account of a Dinner Held by the Class of ’99 Princeton, at Princeton, New Jersey, December First, Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen
Princeton – Schools – Pioneers and Princetonians : a Fiftieth Anniversary History of the Class of 1927, Princeton University
Princeton – Schools – Princeton College During the Eighteenth Century
Princeton – Schools – Princeton Sketches
Princeton – Schools – Quadraquintennial Record of the Class of 1882, Princeton University : Together with a Journal of the Reunion Week, Necrology, Directory and Appendices.
Princeton – Schools – Record of the Class of Ninety Nine, Princeton University : an Autobiography for the “Tenth Year Out”, December, 1909, Number Five
Princeton – Schools – Tricennial : an Account of the Thirtieth Reunion of the Class of ’99, Princeton, and a Record of the Class
Princeton – Schools – Twenty Five Year Record of the Class of 1926 : Princeton University, 1951 – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Schools – The Twenty-fifth Reunion Record of the Class of 1882, Princeton University : Together with “Who’s Who in Eighty-two”, Family Records, Necrology, and Appendix – Princeton University. Class of 1882
Princeton – Schools – Biography – Biographical Catalogue of Princeton Theological Seminary : Biographies of Alumni: 1900-1976 ; Indexing: 1812-1976 Officers, Faculty , Administrators, Alumnae and Alumni
Princeton – Schools – Biography – Biographical Catalogue of Princeton Theological Seminary, 1815-1954 : Biographies, 1865-1954
Princeton – Schools – Biography – The Thirty-five Year Record of the Class of 1927 of Princeton University – Princeton University. Class of 1927
Princeton – Schools – Biography – The Twenty Year Record of the Class of 1927 of Princeton University – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Schools – Biography – The Twenty-fifth Reunion Record of the Class of 1882, Princeton University : Together with “Who’s Who in Eighty-two”, Family Records, Necrology, and Appendix – Princeton University. Class of 1882
Princeton – Schools – History – After Twenty Years : the Record of the Class of 1877, Princeton University, 1877-1897 – Princeton University. Class of 1877
Princeton – Schools – History – The Freshman Herald : Class of Nineteen Hundred Fifty-five
Princeton – Schools – History – A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred, Princeton University – Princeton University. Class of 1900
Princeton – Schools – History – Trigentennial Record : Together with a Journal of the Reunion Week, Vital Statistics, Necrology, Directory, and Appendices – Princeton University. Class of 1882
Princeton – Schools – History – The Twenty-fifth Reunion Record : Together with “Who’s Who in Eighty-two”, Family Records, Necrology, and Appendix – Princeton University. Class of 1882
Princeton – Schools – History – Vicennial Record of the Class of 1880, Princeton University, 1880-1900 – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – Schools – Inventories, registers, catalogs – General Catalogue of Princeton University, 1746-1906 – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
also see Yearbooks, below
Societies
Princeton – Societies – Periodicals – Annual of the Tiger Inn of Princeton University
Princeton – Societies – Periodicals – Building a community: Italian Americans of Princeton an exhibition organized by the Historical Society of Princeton. September 12, 1993 – June 12, 1994
Princeton – Societies – Periodicals – Princeton University house party program
Yearbooks
Princeton – 1908 – After Five Years : The Quinquennial Record of the Class of 1908, Princeton University – Princeton University. Class of 1908
Princeton – 1899 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1901 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1913 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1942 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1944 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1948 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1950 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1951 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1953 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1955 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1957 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1959 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1966 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1967 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1973 – Bric-a-brac – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1927 – The Freshman Herald : Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-seven – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1955 – The Freshman Herald : Class of Nineteen Hundred Fifty-five – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1900 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1907 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1927 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1944 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1951 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Princeton – 1955 – The Nassau Herald – Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey)
Trenton – 1971 – Corristin – Saint Anthony High School (Trenton, New Jersey)
Trenton – 1933- The Seal – New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
Trenton – 1957 – The Seal – New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
Mercer County, New Jersey Military Records
Military Records
Mercer – Veteran’s grave registration records
Mercer – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Record of New Jersey brigade, Mercer County, Civil War
Trenton – Engagements at Trenton and Princeton, January 2 and 3, 1777
Military History
Trenton – Revolution, 1775-1783 – Colonel Rall at Trenton
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