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:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]]
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.|2. Birth, marriage, and death records online.]]
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]'''  
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.|3. Obituary and cemetery records online.]]'''  
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]'''  
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.|4. FamilySearch Historical Images online.]]'''  
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records.|5. Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records.]]
:'''[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research#Step 5: Search any other online records listed in Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records.|5. Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records.]]
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|State, all household members
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index/images  
|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index & images  
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
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<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span>
<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span>
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4094 Massachusetts Town Birth Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4094 Massachusetts Town Birth Records] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1630-1905''': {{RecordSearch|2241430|Massachusetts Town Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1630-1905''': {{RecordSearch|2241430|Massachusetts Town Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1636-1924''': {{RecordSearch|2400643|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index
*'''1636-1924''': {{RecordSearch|2400643|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index
*'''1639-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1675197|Massachusetts Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1639-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1675197|Massachusetts Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1753-1900''': {{RecordSearch|2268583|Massachusetts Delayed and Corrected Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1753-1900''': {{RecordSearch|2268583|Massachusetts Delayed and Corrected Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1840-1910''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10907/united-states-massachusetts-birth-index-1840-1910?s=275764761 Massachusetts Birth Index] at MyHeritage; index ($)
*'''1840-1910''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10907/united-states-massachusetts-birth-index-1840-1910?s=275764761 Massachusetts Birth Index] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1840-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1536925|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5062 Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1840-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1536925|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5062 Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1860-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3928 Massachusetts Birth Index] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1860-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3928 Massachusetts Birth Index] at Ancestry - index & images ($)


<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
*'''pre 1699''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2081 American Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''pre 1699''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2081 American Marriages] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''pre 1700''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824 New England Marriages] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''pre 1700''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3824 New England Marriages] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''pre 1800''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48585 Early Massachusetts Marriages Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48190 Vol. II], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48586 Vol. III], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48191 Vol. IV] at Ancestry; images only ($)
*'''pre 1800''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48585 Early Massachusetts Marriages Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48190 Vol. II], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48586 Vol. III], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48191 Vol. IV] at Ancestry; images only ($)
*'''1600-1961''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts Massachusetts Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images($)
*'''1600-1961''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts Massachusetts Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4079 Massachusetts Town Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4079 Massachusetts Town Marriage Records] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1633-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853 Massachusetts Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1633-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853 Massachusetts Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1695-1910, 1921-1924''': {{RecordSearch|1675351|Massachusetts Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1695-1910, 1921-1924''': {{RecordSearch|1675351|Massachusetts Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1784-1840''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3393 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1784-1840''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3393 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1841-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2511 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30033/massachusetts-marriages-1841-1915?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1841-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2511 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30033/massachusetts-marriages-1841-1915?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1861-1956''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1503 Marriages performed by three Rabbis in Boston, Chicago and Massachusetts] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1861-1956''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1503 Marriages performed by three Rabbis in Boston, Chicago and Massachusetts] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1901-1955, 1966-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2966 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1901-1955, 1966-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2966 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/info/database/old-colony-ancestors.html Old Colony Ancestors Marriages] at GenealogyToday ($)
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/info/database/old-colony-ancestors.html Old Colony Ancestors Marriages] at GenealogyToday ($)


<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4080 Massachusetts Town Death Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4080 Massachusetts Town Death Records] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1640-1961''': {{RecordSearch|2285843|Massachusetts Town Deaths Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1640-1961''': {{RecordSearch|2285843|Massachusetts Town Deaths Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1795-1910''': {{RecordSearch|1675350|Massachusetts Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1795-1910''': {{RecordSearch|1675350|Massachusetts Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1840-1910''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10906/united-states-massachusetts-death-index-1840-1910?s=275764761 Massachusetts Death Index] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*'''1840-1910''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10906/united-states-massachusetts-death-index-1840-1910?s=275764761 Massachusetts Death Index] at MyHeritage - index only ($)
*'''1841-1915''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2101 Massachusetts Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1841-1915''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2101 Massachusetts Death Records] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1841-1915, 1921-1924''': {{RecordSearch|1463156|Massachusetts Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1841-1915, 1921-1924''': {{RecordSearch|1463156|Massachusetts Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1844''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5973 Massachusetts Deaths Vol. 8, Barnstable to Hampshire; Volume 9, Middlesex to Worcester] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1844''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5973 Massachusetts Deaths Vol. 8, Barnstable to Hampshire; Volume 9, Middlesex to Worcester] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1901-1980''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Massachusetts Death Index] at Ancestry; index & images($)
*'''1901-1980''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Massachusetts Death Index] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications] at Ancestry - index only ($)
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1969-2010''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/massachusetts-deaths-1969-2010 Massachusetts Deaths] at Findmypast; index only ($)
*'''1969-2010''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/massachusetts-deaths-1969-2010 Massachusetts Deaths] at Findmypast - index only ($)
*'''1970-2003''': {{RecordSearch|1949332|Massachusetts Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/511/massachusetts-death-index-1970-2003 AmericanAncestors]'' ($)
*'''1970-2003''': {{RecordSearch|1949332|Massachusetts Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7457 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/511/massachusetts-death-index-1970-2003 AmericanAncestors]'' ($)
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes] at DeathIndexes
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes] at DeathIndexes
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'''Cemeteries'''<br>
'''Cemeteries'''<br>
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Find-A-Grave]  
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Find-A-Grave]  
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find A Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find A Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|2221801|Find a Grave Index}} at FamilySearch - [[Find a Grave Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]  
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60525/ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry]  
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# Billion Graves]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch - [[BillionGraves Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($)
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-billion-graves-index BillionGraves Index] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($)
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For more information, see [[Massachusetts Obituaries]] and [[Massachusetts Cemeteries]].
For more information, see [[Massachusetts Obituaries]] and [[Massachusetts Cemeteries]].


==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.==
==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants..==
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
Records collected and digitized by FamilySearch can all be found through their Historical Images feature.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=371 '''Massachusetts, United States Historical Images, New Version''']  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/beta/search-results?place=371 '''Massachusetts, United States Historical Images, New Version''']  
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