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*''Third Supplement to Torrey's Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, ''Third Supplement to Torrey's Marriages Prior to 1700''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., [date not handy] </ref>includes the first and second supplements. It has many marriages from the Great Migration Study Project, sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
*''Third Supplement to Torrey's Marriages Prior to 1700''. <ref>Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, ''Third Supplement to Torrey's Marriages Prior to 1700''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., [date not handy] </ref>includes the first and second supplements. It has many marriages from the Great Migration Study Project, sponsored by the New England Historic Genealogical Society.


'''State Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths&nbsp; <br>'''
'''State Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths&nbsp; <br>'''  


The Family History Library has records of births, marriages, and deaths beginning as early as 1603, although state records start in 1841. They can be found in a [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place Search]] of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The Family History Library has records of births, marriages, and deaths beginning as early as 1603, although state records start in 1841. They can be found in a [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place Search]] of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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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.  
[[Massachusetts Births and Christenings (FamilySearch historical Records)]]


=== Marriage Records  ===
=== Marriage Records  ===


*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Massachusetts couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts]] where many went to be married to avoid the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Also, many went to [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]], or [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, NY]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Massachusetts couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts]] where many went to be married to avoid the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Also, many went to [[Cecil County, Maryland|Elkton, Cecil, Maryland]], or [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County, VA]], or [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara Falls, NY]].<ref name="Eakle1"><span>Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at <a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/">http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/</a> (accessed 8 January 2011).</span></ref>


=== Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1841-1915  ===
=== Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1841-1915  ===


A name index and images of Massachusetts marriage records&nbsp;are available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search. To access these records, see [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.242.202.117:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1469062 Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1841-1915] . A description of this record collection is available at the Family Search Wiki article: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Massachusetts_State_Marriage_Records Massachusetts State Marriage Records].  
A name index and images of Massachusetts marriage records&nbsp;are available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search. To access these records, see [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/show?uri=http://10.242.202.117:8080/wcds/container/externalId/org.familysearch.easy.collection_id/1469062 Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1841-1915] . A description of this record collection is available at the Family Search Wiki article: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Massachusetts_State_Marriage_Records Massachusetts State Marriage Records].
 
[[Massachusetts Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== Adoption Records  ==
== Adoption Records  ==
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