Genealogy
The MCHA Research Library and Archives is a valuable repository for Monmouth County genealogical research. Some of the resources we offer to genealogists include:
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Bible Records
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17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th century Bible records, indexed by family surname
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Vital records
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Freehold Township vital records, 1844-1866: births, marriages, deaths, bastard cases, guardianship cases
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Ocean Township vital records, 1855-1930: births, marriages, deaths, communicable diseases
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Marriage records of various circuit preachers
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Church Records
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Original, microfilm copies, and transcriptions of baptismal, marriage and death/funeral records
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Click here for a list of our church records
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Wills
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Monmouth County Wills / Estates, 1693-1800 (microfilm)
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Unrecorded New Jersey wills (microfilm)
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Abstracts of Wills, 1670-1801
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Cemetery Records
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Cemetery gravestone transcriptions for most Monmouth County cemeteries
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Newspaper Obituary Abstracts and Indexes:
Monmouth Inquirer, July 1830-1888
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Monmouth Democrat, July 1830-Dec 1884
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Freehold Transcript, September 1888-1919
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Red Bank Register, June 1878-Dec 1988
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Directories and Censuses
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County and city directories
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Town tax ratables, 1778-1820
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Federal and New Jersey state censuses
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Other Genealogical Resources
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Family genealogy book collection
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Genealogist research files for thousands of family surnames
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Michael Adelberg’s Database of the American Revolution in Monmouth County, and Biographical File of the People of Revolutionary-Era Monmouth County
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Fire Insurance Records for Western Monmouth County, 1885-1928
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Shrewsbury Overseer of the Poor Records, 1743-1802
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Abstracts of Colonial Conveyances of East & West Jersey, 1664-1794
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Access to FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Fold3.com military records, and Newspapers.com