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How to Find Massachusetts Death Records (view source)
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== '''Deaths before 1841''' == | == '''Deaths before 1841''' == | ||
For deaths that occurred during this time period, try the following databases: | For deaths that occurred during this time period, try the following databases: | ||
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== '''Deaths from 1841 thru 1920''' == | == '''Deaths from 1841 thru 1920''' == | ||
Massachusetts was the first state to initiate statewide registration of vital records beginning in 1841. However, the city of Boston, which had kept records prior to this time, didn't start reporting their vital statistics to the state until about 1850. Records from 1841 to 1920 are housed at the Massachusetts Archives. Every five years, another block of five years is transferred from the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics to the Archives. | Massachusetts was the first state to initiate statewide registration of vital records beginning in 1841. However, the city of Boston, which had kept records prior to this time, didn't start reporting their vital statistics to the state until about 1850. Records from 1841 to 1920 are housed at the Massachusetts Archives. Every five years, another block of five years is transferred from the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics to the Archives. | ||
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== '''Deaths from 1921 thru present''' == | == '''Deaths from 1921 thru present''' == | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index for Massachusetts- starts 1962}} Index. | *{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index for Massachusetts- starts 1962}} Index. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete, ($). | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete, ($). | ||
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> | 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> | ||
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{{Massachusetts|Massachusetts}}[[Category:Massachusetts_Vital_Records]][[Category:How-To Articles]] | {{Massachusetts|Massachusetts}}[[Category:Massachusetts_Vital_Records]][[Category:How-To Articles]] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980] ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1949332|Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003}} Index. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003]($) | |||
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search/?database=Massachusetts%20Death%20Index,%201970-2003 American Ancestors Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003]($) | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980] ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1949332|Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003}} Index. | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003]($) | |||
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search/?database=Massachusetts%20Death%20Index,%201970-2003 American Ancestors Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003]($) | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes] | |||