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Salem County, New Jersey Birth, Marriage, & Death Records

Birth Records, Marriage Records, & Death Records

Salem County – Church Records – Church Records of the Presbyterian Congregations at Pilesgrove and Pittsgrove, New Jersey, 1741-1869, Presbyterian Church (Salem County, New Jersey)

Salem County – Church Records – Church Records, 1749-1855, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Friesburg, New Jersey

Salem County – Church Records – History of the Moravian Church and Register, Burials

Salem County – Church Records – Newspaper Extracts of Marriages and Deaths : of Salem County, New Jersey, 1809-1908, First Baptist Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem County – Church Records – Records of the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at Friesburg, Salem Co., New Jersey, Ca. 1726-ca. 1927, Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Alloway Township, New Jersey)

Salem County – Vital Records – Civil Marriages, 1682-1703

Salem County – Vital Records – Clements Papers – Extracts from Gloucester, Burlington and Salem County, New Jersey Court Records Including Marriage Records

Salem County – Vital Records – Marriage Indexes : 1726-1988, Salem County Historical Society (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem County – Vital Records – Marriage Papers, 1793-1955, Salem County (New Jersey). County Clerk

Salem County – Vital Records – Marriage Records : [from Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia]

Salem County – Vital Records – Marriages, 1795-1869, Salem County (New Jersey). County Clerk

Salem County – Vital Records – Marriages, 1795-1956, Salem County (New Jersey). County Clerk

Salem County – Vital Records – Mortician’s Records of W. H. Hannold, Swedesboro, N. J., 1911-1949

Salem County – Vital Records – Newspaper Extracts of Marriages and Deaths : of Salem County, New Jersey, 1809-1908, First Baptist Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem County – Vital Records – Salem County, New Jersey Marriage Records : 1632-1884

Salem County – Vital Records – Salem County, New Jersey, Marriage Records

Salem County – Vital Records – South Jersey Marriages, Supplementing the Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem County Marriage Records

Salem County – Vital Records – Upper Alloways Creek Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christening, 1852-1867

Alloway Township – Church Records – Historic Records of the Marlboro Church : Read at the Celebration of Its 100th Anniversary, May, 1911, Marlboro Church, Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, N.J

Alloway Township – Church Records – Kirchenbuch, 1744-1838, Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Alloway Township, New Jersey)

Alloway Township – Church Records – Records of the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church at Friesburg, Salem Co., New Jersey, Ca. 1726-ca. 1927, Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Alloway Township, New Jersey)

Alloway Township – Church Records – Translation of the Church Book, 1700-1854

Carneys Point Township – Vital Records – Upper Penns Neck Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1848-1867

Churchtown – Church Records – Church Records, 1713-1816, Trinity Episcopal Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)

Churchtown – Church Records – Church Records, 1713-1915, Trinity Episcopal Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)

Churchtown – Church Records – Handlingar Angående Svenska Församlingar I Amerika, 1647-1788, Svenska kyrkan. Domkapitlet (Uppsala stift)

Churchtown – Church Records – Records of Swedesboro P.E. Church, New Jersey, 1713-1814, Trinity Episcopal Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)

Churchtown – Church Records – The Records of the Swedish Lutheran Churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck, 1713-1786

Churchtown – Church Records – Trinity P. E. Church, Swedesboro, N. J.; Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1713-1796, Trinity Episcopal Church (Swedesboro, New Jersey)

Cohansy – Church Records – Church Records, 1767-1826, German Presbyterian Church (Cohansey, New Jersey)

Cohansy – Church Records – Friesburg Church Records, Also Deerfield Presbyterian Church & German Pr Esbyterian Church at Cohansy : 1836-1900

Cohansy – Church Records – Records of the Old Cohansy German Presbyterian Church, 1760-1840, Approx., German Presbyterian Church (Cohansey, New Jersey)

Daretown – Church History – Historical Sketch of the Pittsgrove Baptist Church : Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey

Daretown – Church Records – Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, 1741-1869, Pilesgrove Presbyterian Church (Daretown, New Jersey)

Daretown – Church Records – Church Records, 1741-1769, Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church (Daretown, New Jersey)

Daretown – Church Records – Pittsgrove Baptist Church, Daretown, Salem County, New Jersey; Fragmentary Records, 1771-1842, Pittsgrove Baptist Church (Daretown, New Jersey)

Elsinboro Township – Vital Records – Elsinboro Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1848-1867

Friesburg – Church Records – Friesburg Church Records, Also Deerfield Presbyterian Church & German Pr Esbyterian Church at Cohansy : 1836-1900

Friesburg – Church Records – Translation of the Friesburg Emanuel Luthern Church Book : 1749-1872

Lower Alloways Creek Township – Vital Records – Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1852-1867

Lower Penns Neck – Church Records – Records of Old Swedes Church, Pennsneck, N. J., 1750-1791, Penns Neck Swedish Lutheran Church (Churchtown, New Jersey)

Mannington Township – Vital Records – Mannington Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1851-1867

Pennsville Township – Vital Records – Lower Penns Neck Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer; Births or Christenings, 1850-1867

Pilesgrove – Church Records – Church Records, 1700’s to 1800’s, Presbyterian Church (Pittsgrove, New Jersey)

Pilesgrove Township – Church Records – Church Records, 1756-1917, Society of Friends. Pilesgrove Monthly Meeting (Woodstown, New Jersey : Hicksite)

Pilesgrove Township – Vital Records – Indexes – Pilesgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1850-1865

Pittsgrove – Church Records – Church Records, 1700’s to 1800’s, Presbyterian Church (Pittsgrove, New Jersey)

Pittsgrove – Church Records – Vital Records of the Pittsgrove, N. J., Presbyterian Church : 1740 to 1869

Pittsgrove Township – Vital Records – Indexes – Computer Printout of Pittsgrove Twp, Salem, New Jersey, 1866-1867, Births or Christenings, A Thru Z : Volume C50886-1

Pittsgrove Township – Vital Records – Indexes – Pittsgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1848-1866

Salem – Church Records – Church Records, 1675-1947 [Salem, New Jersey, Society of Friends. Salem Monthly Meeting (Salem, New Jersey : Hicksite)

Salem – Church Records – Church Records, 1686-1899, Society of Friends. Salem Monthly Meeting (Woodstown, New Jersey : Orthodox)

Salem – Church Records – Church Records, 1755-1859, First Baptist Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem – Church Records – Church Records, 1755-1950, First Baptist Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem – Church Records – Church Records, 1796-1837, Methodist Episcopal Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem – Church Records – First Methodist Church Records (Salem, New Jersey), Salem County Historical Society (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem – Vital Records – Salem, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1860-1867

Salem, Churchtown – Church Records – Records of Old Swedes Church, Pennsneck, N. J., 1750-1791, Penns Neck Swedish Lutheran Church (Churchtown, New Jersey)

Sharptown – Church Records – Church Records, 1835-1958, Sharptown Methodist Church (New Jersey)

Sharptown – Church Records – Church Records, 1838-1868, Methodist Church. Sharpstown Circuit (Sharpstown, New Jersey)

Upper Pittsgrove Township – Vital Records – Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey Computer Printout; Births or Christenings, 1848-1866

Woodstown – Church Records – Church Records, 1686-1899, Society of Friends. Salem Monthly Meeting (Woodstown, New Jersey : Orthodox)

Woodstown – Church Records – Church Records, 1756-1917, Society of Friends. Pilesgrove Monthly Meeting (Woodstown, New Jersey : Hicksite)

Woodstown – Church Records – Church Records, 1835-1958, Sharptown Methodist Church (New Jersey)

Woodstown – Church Records – Church Records, 1854-1900, Presbyterian Church (Woodstown, New Jersey)

Cemeteries

Salem County – Cemetery Records : 1726-1988, Salem County Historical Society (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem County – Gravestone Inscriptions of Salem County, New Jersey

Salem County – Newspaper Extracts of Marriages and Deaths : of Salem County, New Jersey, 1809-1908, First Baptist Church (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem County – Salem Co., New Jersey Burial Grounds

Salem County – Salem Co., New Jersey Cemetery Inscriptions

Salem County – Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries in Cumberland, Gloucester, Atlantic, Camden and Salem Counties, New Jersey

Harmersville – Coffin Book : 1881-1886

Monroeville – Cemetery Records, 1808-1973, Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery (Monroeville, New Jersey)

Guardianship

Salem County – Guardianship Records, Under 14 Years, 1820-1913 [Salem County, New Jersey]

Salem County – Guardianship Records, Under 21 Years, 1804-1913 [Salem County, New Jersey]

Wills & Probate

Salem County – Applications for Administrators, 1883-1900

Salem County – Applications of Executors, 1883-1908

Salem County – Bonds and Letters of Administration, 1804-1901; Index to Administrations, 1804-1907

Salem County – Court Minutes, 1802-1908

Salem County – Divisions of Land, 1785-1898

Salem County – Divisions, 1791-1935

Salem County – Docket Files, 1748-1804,1824-1845

Salem County – Record of Wills, 1679-1900

Salem County – Salem County Surveys, Wills, Deeds, 1675-1718

Salem County – Salem County Wills Recorded in the Office of the Surrogate at Salem, New Jersey

Salem County – Salem County, New Jersey Wills : Ca. 1700-ca. 1900

Salem County – Surrogates Minutes, 1855-1895

Salem County – Wills, 1804-1970

Salem County – Deeds Index, 1726-1900

Salem County, New Jersey Residence Records

Census

Salem County – Census – 1905 – New Jersey State Census Records, 1905

Naturalization & Citizenship

Salem County – Minutes, 1834-1911

Salem County – Naturalization Records, 1808-1906

Salem County – Naturalization Records, 1888-1960

Taxation

Salem County – Salem County Tax Lists (New Jersey) : 1745-1864

Salem County – Tax Ratables, Salem Co., 1778-1822

Workhouses, Poorhouses

Salem County – Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc. – Poor Book of the Upper Part of Alloways Creek Precinct : 1749-1799

Salem County, New Jersey Daily Life Records

Bible Records

Salem County – Bible Records of Salem County, New Jersey

Salem County – Bible Records, 1726-1900

Salem County – Bible Records, Volume 1

Salem County – Bible Records, Volume 2

Business records & Commerce

Salem County – Vendue of William Conklyn – Pole Tavern -1809

Pittsgrove – Day Book, 1799-1808

Salem – Account Book, 1786-1850

Salem – Day Book, 1810-1811

Salem – Day Book, 1828-1841

Church Directories

Salem County – Church Directories – Directory of Churches in New Jersey, Vol. XVII, Salem County

Salem – Church Directories – Souvenir Directory of Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem M.E. Church (Pleasantville, New Jersey)

Church History

Salem – A Church and Community Survey of Salem County, New Jersey

Salem – Churches of Salem County, New Jersey

Salem – The History of the First Presbyterian Church, Salem, New Jersey : Between the Years 1821 and 1921 with Some Antecedent Facts About Earlier Churches in Salem County and Elswhere

Salem – History of the Moravian Church and Register, Burials

Churchtown – Handlingar Angående Svenska Församlingar I Amerika, 1647-1788

Salem – An Historical Discourse Delivered in Compliance with a Resolution of the General Assembly of the First Presbyterian Church, Salem, New Jersey : July 16th, 1876

Salem – Sermon : Preached in the First Presbyterian Church of Salem, N.J.

Pittsgrove – History of the Presbyterian Church of Pittsgrove, in Salem County, N.J. : with an Appendix

Court Records

Salem County – Clements Papers – Extracts from Gloucester, Burlington and Salem County, New Jersey Court Records Including Marriage Records

Salem County – Minutes, 1834-1911

Genealogy

Salem County – Genealogy – The Descendants of the Pioneers : Paper Read Before the Salem County Historical Society on March 10th, 1908

Salem County – Genealogy – Genealogical Data, the Salem Tenth in West New Jersey

Salem County – Genealogy – History and Genealogy of Fenwick’s Colony

Salem County – Genealogy – Salem County, New Jersey, Genealogical Data : Records Pertaining to Persons Residing in Salem County Prior to 1800

Salem County – Genealogy – Indexes – Clements Papers – Index to “Genealogy of Fenwick’s Colony”

Salem County – Genealogy – Indexes – Index of Names of Persons Appearing in History and Genealogy of Fenwick’s Colony by Thomas Shourds

Salem County – Genealogy – Indexes – Index to Shourds History and Genealogy of Fenwick’s Colony, 1876

Salem – Genealogy – Family Files, 1600-1990, Salem County Historical Society (Salem, New Jersey)

Salem – Subject Files, 1700-1990, Salem County Historical Society (Salem, New Jersey)

Government & Town History

Salem – Town Records – Minutes, 1758-1851, Salem township, New Jersey. Town Clerk

History

Salem County – A Church and Community Survey of Salem County, New Jersey

Salem County – Craven’s Choyce : Paper Read Before the Salem County Historical Society on June 9th, 1908

Salem County – Early Salem County : Paper Read Before the Salem County Historical Society

Salem County – The History of Salem County, New Jersey : Being the Story of John Fenwick’s Colony, the Oldest English Speaking Settlement on the Delaware River

Salem County – History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland, New Jersey : with Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Citizens

Salem County – In the Shade of the Old Oak : a Collection of True Anecdotes and Events of History Concerning the Early Quakers and Settlers of Salem County

Salem County – Major John Fenwick : Colonizer and Founder of the First Permanent English Speaking Colony on the Delaware River, Salem County, New Jersey, 1675

Sharptown – Reminiscences of Sharptown, N.J.

Salem – An Historical Account of the First Settlement of Salem in West Jersey : by John Fenwick, with Many of the Important Events That Occurred, Down to the Present Generation, Embracing a Period of One Hundred and Fifty Years

Salem – Salem a Century Ago

Salem – Salem More Than a Century Ago : Extracts from the “Salem Messenger” from September, 1819, to December, 1872

Salem – Sketches of Salem N.J. and Vicinity in the Years 1823-1826 : Extracts from the Files of the “Salem Messenger and Public Advertiser,”

Libraries, Museums, & Archives

Salem County – Historical and Genealogical Catalogue : Contianing Inventories of Documents, Surveys, Maps, Manuscripts, Deeds, Genealogies, and Microfilms in the Library of Salem County Historical Society

Public Records

Salem County – Salem County, New Jersey Lists : 1745-1872

Salem – Estray Book, 1738-1847, Salem (New Jersey). Town Clerk

Schools

Salem County – Schools – School Register : 1895-1896, Salem County (New Jersey). School Superintendent

Lower Alloways Creek Township – Schools – Records, 1797-1842, Canton School District (Lower Alloway’s Creek Township, New Jersey)

Upper Pittsgrove Township – Schools – Census Report : 1880-1891, New Freedom School District (Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey)

Salem County, New Jersey Military Records

Salem County – Military Records – Salem County, New Jersey Militia Lists : 1801-1857

Salem County – Military Records – Civil War, 1861-1865 – Civil War Record of Men from Salem County, New Jersey : 1864

Fort Mott – Military Records – Civil War, 1861-1865 – They Died at Fort Delaware, 1861-1865; Confederate, Union and Civilian

Salem County, New Jersey Genealogy Records Online at FamilySearch