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== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the marriage occur? '''  ==


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:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Marriages_before_1841|Marriages before 1841]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Marriages_before_1841|Marriages before 1841]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Marriages_from_1841_thru_1920|Marriages from 1841 thru 1920]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Marriages_from_1841_thru_1920|Marriages from 1841 thru 1920]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Death Records#Deaths_from_1921_thru_present|Deaths from 1921 thru present]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Marriages_from_1921_thru_present|Marriages from 1921 thru present]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]'''</span>


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| '''Free;''' Massachusetts births, marriages and deaths, 1916-1920 and state amendments to vital records, 1841-1920 from the Massachusetts  
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== '''Deaths from 1921 thru present'''  ==
== '''Marriages from 1921 thru present'''  ==


Death records beginning in 1921 to the present are located at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. The MDPH maintains no online index for these records. Try to find your ancestor in one of the indexes below.<br>  
Marriage records beginning in 1921 to the present are located at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. The MDPH maintains no online index for these records. Try to find your ancestor in one of the indexes below.<br>  


For deaths that occurred during the time period, try the following databases:  
For marriages that occurred during the time period, try the following databases:  


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| [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 1970-2003 - use Ancestry Institution at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries]
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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates'''
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| align="center" width="50%" colspan="2" | [http://www.vitalrec.com/ma.html#County From Town Clerk] <br>[http://www.mass-doc.com/vitals_research.htm Massachusetts Vital Records]  
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| It's cheaper and faster than ordering from the state  
| It's cheaper and faster than ordering from the state  
| Town websites can be more difficult to use  
| Town websites can be more difficult to use  
| Onsite researchers can access public death indexes  
| Onsite researchers can access public marriage indexes  
| Only certified copies of records are issued, regardless of intended use. It's cheaper to order the record from the town clerk
| Only certified copies of records are issued, regardless of intended use. It's cheaper to order the record from the town clerk
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'''If you do not know the exact date or place of death:'''<br> For a fee, the [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/admin/dmoa/vitals/ Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics] will do a 10 year search. <br> <br> '''If you do not want to order the death record, there are [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]] you can search.<br>'''  
'''If you do not know the exact date or place of the marriage:'''<br> For a fee, the [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/admin/dmoa/vitals/ Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics] will do a 10 year search. <br> <br> '''If you do not want to order the marriage record, there are [[Substitute Records For United States Marriage Information|other records with marriage information]] you can search.<br>'''  
<center>[[How to Find Massachusetts Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_marriage_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another marriage year]]</center>  
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=== Related Wiki Articles  ===
=== Related Wiki Articles  ===


:*[[How to Find United States Death Records|Learn more about U.S. Death Records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|Learn more about U.S. Death Records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to find U.S.Death records]]  
:*[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How to find U.S.Death records]]  
:*[[United States Record Selection Table|United States Record Selection Table ]]  
:*[[United States Record Selection Table|United States Record Selection Table ]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
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