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From: "William Hartman" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:29:50 -0500
References: <002801c29f91$27d15620$51771d18@nyc.rr.com>


Hi Mary,

Well I have just spent an hour surfing the Internet trying to get a valid
explanation of 'what became of the NJ census records prior to 1830' and the
best one that I found (since it confirmed my initial response!) is at this
Web address:

http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/genealogy/census.htm

Regards, Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "msouders" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:42 AM
Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?


> This discussion brings up a question I've been meaning to research.
> I'd always thought the explanation for the loss of early censuses (NJ, VA
> and ??? is it DE? what other states, does anyone know for sure?) was the
> burning of Washington by the British in 1812. OK, that explains why no
> 1790, 1800 and 1810.
> But then how did the 1820 census get destroyed? In a separate fire? Or,
is
> the British burning Washington just a more florid explanation for a later,
> post-1820, fire. Does any historian out there know the explanation for
> this?
> Thanks, M
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Hartman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 7:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?
>
>
> > Hi Mary,
> >
> > If my memory is correct, during the War of 1812 the British burned parts
> of
> > Washington, DC and census records for many states were the victims of
this
> > burning. Perhaps someone else has more facts than this.
> >
> > Regards, Bill
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mary Stewart Kyritsis" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 5:42 AM
> > Subject: [NJHUNTER] New Jersey censuses?
> >
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I have just realized that in 1800, 1810 and 1820 there was apparently
no
> > > census taken -- or no census still exists -- for New Jersey. At least
> > > according to what is available online. Is this right??? Are there
any
> > > finding aids for Hunterdon County that fill in some blanks for this
> > > period of time?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any enlightenment!
> > >
> > > Mary
> > >
> > > Mary Kyritsis
> > > Kifissia, Greece
> > >
> > >
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> > > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at:
> > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter
> > >
> > > ==============================
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> records,
> > go to:
> > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ====
> > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at:
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter
> >
> > ==============================
> > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy
records,
> go to:
> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
> >
>
>
> ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ====
> Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>


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