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How to Find Massachusetts Birth Records (view source)
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== '''Births from 1841 | == '''Births from 1841 through 1925''' == | ||
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 | 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 1925 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. | ||
For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases: | For births that exist during the time period, try the following databases: | ||
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|[http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcvitalrecords/vitalrecordsidx.htm Massachusetts, Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1841-1920, at the Massachusetts Archives] | |||
|'''Free'''; Includes links to Family Search databases with digitized images of Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1920. | |||
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| {{RecordSearch|1928860|1841-1920 - At FamilySearch.org}} | | {{RecordSearch|1928860|1841-1920 - At FamilySearch.org}} | ||
| '''Free;''' Browse only collection. Includes births, 1916-1920 and amended birth records, 1841-1920 | | '''Free;''' Browse only collection. Includes births, 1916-1920 and amended birth records, 1841-1920 | ||
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== '''Births after | == '''Births after 1925''' == | ||
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