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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== New Jersey Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find New Jersey Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find New Jersey Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[New Jersey Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[New Jersey Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[New Jersey Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New Jersey Bible Records|Bible records]], [[New Jersey Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find New Jersey Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[New Jersey Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Church Records|Church records]], [[New Jersey Probate Records|Probate records]], [[New Jersey Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find New Jersey Death Records|Death Records]], [[New Jersey Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[New Jersey Church Records|Church Records]], [[New Jersey Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find New Jersey Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find New Jersey Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[New Jersey Census|Census]], [[New Jersey Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Biography|Biography]], [[New Jersey Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find New Jersey Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[New Jersey Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[New Jersey Church Records|Church Records]], [[New Jersey Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[New Jersey Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New Jersey Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[New Jersey Biography|Biography]], [[New Jersey History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|-
|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[New Jersey Census|Census]], [[New Jersey Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[New Jersey Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[New Jersey Biography|Biography]], [[New Jersey Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[New Jersey Military Records|Military Records]], [[New Jersey Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[New Jersey Biography|Biography]], [[New Jersey History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


=== Further New Jersey Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on New Jersey, including research at the county level, visit the [[New Jersey Genealogy|New Jersey]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/42?region=United%20States%20of%20America New Jersey record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/42?region=United%20States%20of%20America New Jersey record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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