Online New Jersey Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online New Jersey Death Indexes, Probate Records and Obituaries

New Jersey Death Index, 1901-2017 (with gaps) (at Ancestry/requires payment)
New Jersey Death Index, 1901-2017 (with gaps) from Reclaim the Records (free) searchable from 2001-2017; browsable images from 1901-1903, 1920-1929, and 1949-2000; note: about half of 1920-1924 is missing

New Jersey Death Records Indexes, May 1848-December 1900 from the NJ State Archives; copies of the records can be ordered for a fee
New Jersey Death Index, 1901-1903 and 1916-1929 from FamilySearch/Reclaim the Records (free with registration)
New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988 at FamilySearch (free with registration) not complete; coverage varies by county
New Jersey Deaths (index), 1670-1988 at FamilySearch indexes selected death records; not complete but has over 600,000 entries (free with registration)

New Jersey Wills and Probate Records...
- New Jersey Wills and Probate Records, 1739-1991 (at Ancestry/requires payment) coverage varies by county
- New Jersey Abstracts of Wills, 1670-1817 (at Ancestry/requires payment)
- New Jersey Probate Records, 1678-1980 at FamilySearch (free with registration) browsable images only; not indexed; coverage varies by county; most end in 1920 or before

New Jersey Newspapers Obituaries Archive (recent) includes the Hackensack Record (1/2/1985-Current); Jersey Journal (Jersey City/Hudson County, 6/20/2003-Current); Newark Star-Ledger (2/13/1996-Current); Press of Atlantic City (1/1/1988-Current); Trenton Times (3/21/2007-Current); West Paterson Herald News (9/1/2005-Current); and many other NJ newspapers - copies of individual obituaries can be obtained online for a fee

New Jersey Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Atlantic County Wills, Guardianships and Minutes of Orphans Court 1837-1921 8,000 documents digitized and indexed
Bergen County...
- Bergen County, New Jersey Cemeteries
- Bergen County: Riverside Cemetery Grave Search Jewish Cemetery in Saddle Brook, New Jersey
- Bergen County: Mount Moriah Jewish Cemetery Burials Fairview, New Jersey (may be offline)
Burlington County Library Newspaper Notices Index includes birth & marriage announcements, burial & death notices, and obituaries
Camden County: City of Camden Historical and Genealogical Records includes births, marriages, deaths, burial records and more; does not have name searches - read the instructions for searching tips
Cape May County Veterans Cemetery Plot Finder
Essex County and Newark...
- Essex County: for Newark Star-Ledger Obituaries (2/13/1996-Current) see the New Jersey Obituaries Archive above
- Essex County: Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries - Genealogy Online Search
- Episcopal Diocese of Newark Church Records, 1809-1816, 1825-1970 at Ancestry/requires payment; includes baptism, marriage and burial listings; coverage varies by church
- Newark, Mount Olivet Cemetery Records, 1871-1984 at FamilySearch
- Newark, Woodland Cemetery Records, 1895-1980 at FamilySearch
- Some Essex County Cemetery Burials for Woodland Cemetery (Newark), Clinton Cemetery (Irvington), Newark City Cemetery, and some defunct cemeteries; from the New Jersey Records Preservation Group
- Essex County: Bloomfield Public Library Obituaries Indexes, 1973-2015 from the Independent Press and Bloomfield Life Newspapers; also has a PDF with "Bloomfield and Montclair Cemetery Inscriptions Before 1800"
- Essex County, Superintendent of Soldiers' Burials, 1776-1979 from FamilySearch
- Essex County: Glendale Cemetery Burials (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
Gloucester County, Clarksboro, Eglington Cemetery Records, 1880-1983 from FamilySearch
Hudson County...
- Hudson County Genealogical Society - Genealogy Databases includes indexes for newspaper death notices, cemetery burials and more
- Hudson County: Holy Name Cemetery, Card Index of Interment, 1849-1984 from FamilySearch; Catholic Cemetery in Jersey City
Mercer County...
- Mercer County: Trenton Obituaries and Cemeteries Indexes (when you get there, look for the "ancestors" tab)
- Mercer County: Princeton Cemetery of Nassau Presbyterian Church - Interment Records Search Princeton, New Jersey; Aaron Burr (of Hamilton fame) and Grover Cleveland are buried here.
- Mercer County, Veteran's Service Office, Grave Registration Records, ca. 1770-ca.1979 from FamilySearch
Middlesex County: Willow Grove Cemetery Burials New Brunswick, New Jersey
Monmouth County Archives Searchable Genealogy Databases includes Coroner Inquests Index 1786-1915 and other indexes
Morris County...
- Morris County: Presbyterian Church in Morristown Historic Graveyard Burials may be temporarily offline
- Morris County Probated Estates Search
Newark - see Essex County above
Somerset County: Somerset Messenger Gazette Obituary Index, 1986-2012 from the Somerset County Library System
Sussex County: Old Newton Burial Ground Transcript Newton, New Jersey
Trenton - see Mercer County above
Union County...
- Union County: Plainfield Public Library Courier News Obituary Index, mid-1920s to the mid-1980s partial - more being added; also has some funeral home indexes and other items
- Union County: Connecticut Farms Cemetery Burials Union, New Jersey
- Union County: Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery Burials in Linden, New Jersey
Warren County: Belvidere Apollo/Intelligencer Obituary Index 1826-1953 from the Warren County Public Library

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