Online New Jersey Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online New Jersey Death Records Indexes and Probate Records

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, Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1848-1878 (at Ancestry/requires payment) includes digitized images of the birth, marriage and death registers; includes some records before 1848

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 Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries by County

Atlantic County Digitized Wills, 1837-1921
Bergen County...
- Bergen County, New Jersey Cemeteries
- Bergen County: Riverside Cemetery Grave Search Jewish Cemetery in Saddle Brook, New Jersey
Burlington County Library Newspaper Notices Index includes birth and marriage announcements, burial and 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: 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: Indexes for Trenton Obituaries and Cemeteries
- 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; also:
- The Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Bound Brook, New Jersey: A Resource
Sussex County Historical Society Genealogy Indexes includes indexes for deaths, cemeteries, and probate records
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: Elizabeth Public Library Genealogy Vertical File Index (A-McLain only) indexes some obituaries and death notices (partial)
- 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

Ordering New Jersey Vital Records: Birth, Marriage and Death Records

Order New Jersey Vital Records: Getting Copies of Genealogical Records fees and restrictions apply
Order New Jersey Vital Records: Getting Copies of Non-Genealogical Records fees and restrictions apply
For vital records older than 100 years, see: The New Jersey State Archives fees and restrictions may apply

Also Helpful...

New Jersey Genealogy Records at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more

Online New Jersey Death Records & Indexes

A Genealogy Guide for Finding Obituaries, Cemetery Burials and Death Records