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	It is easiest to start with the state vital records indexes (listed below) for births, marriages, and deaths since 1841. Massachusetts was the first ~~state~~ to ~~bring~~ a ~~unified~~ recording of these events. ~~More details can be~~ found on the [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Vital_Records\|Massachusetts Genealogy Guide]] and [[Massachusetts Vital Records\|Massachusetts Vital Records]] pages~~.<br>~~		It is easiest to start with the state vital records indexes (listed below) for births, marriages, and deaths since 1841. Massachusetts was the first to require a consistent recording of these events statewide. Original vital records (starting as early as 1639) are found with the clerk of the {{RecordSearch\|2061550\|town or city}} where the event occurred. See the [[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide#Vital_Records\|Massachusetts Genealogy Guide]] and [[Massachusetts Vital Records\|Massachusetts Vital Records]] pages for more details.<noinclude>[[Category:Templates_for_MA_pages]]</noinclude>
	In Massachusetts, the original vital records are found with the clerk of the {{RecordSearch\|2061550\|town or city}} where the event occurred. The records start as early as 1639, though not all places followed the law. <noinclude>[[Category:Templates_for_MA_pages]]</noinclude>