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''[[United States|United States | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] > Massachusetts Vital Records'' | ||
= Massachusetts Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | <br>'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Massachusetts.htm Massachusetts Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | |||
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== Massachusetts Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | |||
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Massachusetts Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Massachusetts_Vital_Records|Massachusetts Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Massachusetts Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | |||
*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Massachusetts/Maryl_Frame.htm Massachusetts Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free | |||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Massachusetts Massachusetts Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org] - Free | |||
*USGenWeb.org [http://cagenweb.com/ Massachusetts Site] - Free | |||
*Search for Massachusetts Collections on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start FamilySearch Record Search] under [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Canada, USA, and Mexico] - Free | |||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-MD-NDX.html Massachusetts] - Free/$ | |||
*Wee Monster Links for Massachusetts [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html#Massachusetts Birth & Marriage] and [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ | |||
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/MD/ Massachusetts Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | |||
*Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Press '''Ctrl + F''' on the keyboard to search for '''Massachusetts''' or '''MA''' - Free/$ | |||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=7&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Massachusetts Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $ | |||
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Massachusetts.htm Massachusetts Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ | |||
The New England Historic Genealogical Society has vital records of 351 Massachusetts towns from their inception [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Vital_records.asp to 1850], statewide vital records from [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Mass_Bmd.asp 1841-1910], and vital records [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/mass_bmd1915.asp 1911-1915]. This is a subscription website. | The New England Historic Genealogical Society has vital records of 351 Massachusetts towns from their inception [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Vital_records.asp to 1850], statewide vital records from [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/Mass_Bmd.asp 1841-1910], and vital records [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/database_search/mass_bmd1915.asp 1911-1915]. This is a subscription website. | ||
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[http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&as_brr=1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=1&lr=&as_vt=Vital+Records+of+Massachusetts+to+the+Year+1850&as_auth=&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= Google Online Books: Vital Records of Massachusetts to the Year 1850] 571 online books with full preview and fully searchable. | [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&as_brr=1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=1&lr=&as_vt=Vital+Records+of+Massachusetts+to+the+Year+1850&as_auth=&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= Google Online Books: Vital Records of Massachusetts to the Year 1850] 571 online books with full preview and fully searchable. | ||
The [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecordssearch/vitalrecordssearch.aspx Massachusetts Archives] has a free online search of the indexes for vital records for many towns in Massachusetts for 1841-1910. After finding the record you desire from this index, you can find the applicable microfilm at the Family History Library to see the actual record. | The [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecordssearch/vitalrecordssearch.aspx Massachusetts Archives] has a free online search of the indexes for vital records for many towns in Massachusetts for 1841-1910. After finding the record you desire from this index, you can find the applicable microfilm at the Family History Library to see the actual record. | ||
== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
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Many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records have been extracted and are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index] at [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. The Clarence Torrey collection of New England marriages prior to 1700 is at the [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ New England Historic Genealogical Society] and on microfilm at the Family History Library: | Many of the births and marriages recorded in the town records have been extracted and are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true International Genealogical Index] at [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. The Clarence Torrey collection of New England marriages prior to 1700 is at the [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ New England Historic Genealogical Society] and on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
*''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Torrey, Clarence Almon. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. Andover, Massachusetts: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=146171&amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 film 1320548] item 14; for source notes, see [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=290345&amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 929494–500] [films do not circulate to Family History Centers].) </ref>Lists 17th-century marriages of Colonial New England with approximate dates. | *''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Torrey, Clarence Almon. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. Andover, Massachusetts: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=146171&amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 film 1320548] item 14; for source notes, see [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=290345&amp;amp;disp=New+England+marriages+prior+to+1700%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 929494–500] [films do not circulate to Family History Centers].) </ref>Lists 17th-century marriages of Colonial New England with approximate dates. | ||
*''Torrey's Bibliography to His Source Notes for New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>N.l.: Williams Word Processing, 1984. </ref>Has an alphabetical list of his source notes indicating book title, author, publication date, and manuscript titles. | *''Torrey's Bibliography to His Source Notes for New England Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>N.l.: Williams Word Processing, 1984. </ref>Has an alphabetical list of his source notes indicating book title, author, publication date, and manuscript titles. | ||
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Writing to the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ELE/eleclk/clkidx.htm town clerk]can be the quickest way to get birth, marriage, and death information. The Family History Library has some of the vital records on microfilm: | Writing to the [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ELE/eleclk/clkidx.htm town clerk]can be the quickest way to get birth, marriage, and death information. The Family History Library has some of the vital records on microfilm: | ||
*''Births, Marriages (1841–1895); Indexes to Births and Marriages (1841–1905), Deaths (1841–1971)''. <ref>Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts. ''Births, Marriages (1841–1895); Indexes to Births and Marriages (1841–1905), Deaths (1841–1971)''. (On 398 rolls of film, beginning with Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=23177&amp;disp=Births%2C+marriages+%281841%2D1895%29%2C%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 film 961262].) </ref>Microfilms of original records are in the Division of Vital Statistics, Massachusetts. | *''Births, Marriages (1841–1895); Indexes to Births and Marriages (1841–1905), Deaths (1841–1971)''. <ref>Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts. ''Births, Marriages (1841–1895); Indexes to Births and Marriages (1841–1905), Deaths (1841–1971)''. (On 398 rolls of film, beginning with Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=23177&amp;amp;disp=Births%2C+marriages+%281841%2D1895%29%2C%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 film 961262].) </ref>Microfilms of original records are in the Division of Vital Statistics, Massachusetts. | ||
For copies of birth, marriage, and death records from 1916 to the present, write to: | For copies of birth, marriage, and death records from 1916 to the present, write to: | ||
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From 1738 to about 1888, divorce records may have been filed in the county court, governor's council records, superior court of judicature, or supreme judicial court. After 1888 proceedings were usually filed at the county probate court and superior court. The library has some of these court records, including: | From 1738 to about 1888, divorce records may have been filed in the county court, governor's council records, superior court of judicature, or supreme judicial court. After 1888 proceedings were usually filed at the county probate court and superior court. The library has some of these court records, including: | ||
*''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. <ref>Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=76413&amp;disp=Divorce+index%2C+1952%2D1970%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 films 959804-5.)] </ref> | *''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. <ref>Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=76413&amp;amp;disp=Divorce+index%2C+1952%2D1970%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films 959804-5.)] </ref> | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||