Elizabeth, New Jersey Directories, 1883-91

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The county seat of Union County, Elizabeth, New Jersey was home to nearly 20,000 people in 1890. This database is a collection of four directories for the city originally published between 1884 and 1891. It is a listing of city residents in those years. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides their address and occupational information. It includes the names of over 45,900 people, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from northeastern New Jersey this can be an extremely valuable collection.

Sources Elizabeth City Directory, 1883-1884. New York: Cook and Hall, 1884. Elizabeth City Directory, 1886-1887. New York: Cook and Hall, 1887. Elizabeth City Directory, 1888-1889. New York: Cook and Hall, 1889. Elizabeth City Directory, 1890-1891. New York: Cook and Hall, 1891.

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