Massachusetts Guided Research

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How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, Massachusetts



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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1620s-2000s: Massachusetts Birth Collections at FamilySearch



If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1840-1915: Massachusetts, Birth Records at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

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Finding town of origin

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Why the record may not exist



Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1630s-1940s: United States Marriages, Massachusetts at Findmypast ($)



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1840-1915: Massachusetts, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist



Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1620s-2000s: Massachusetts Death Collections at FamilySearch



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1841-1915: Massachusetts, Death Records at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist








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