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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.==
==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.==
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked.
XXXX'''Federal Censuses'''<br>
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*1950 census: [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA Index] [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
*1950 census: [https://1950census.archives.gov/search/ NARA Index] [https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/search-results?projectId=M9HW-2YP&page=1&fullMap=true&place=1 FamilySearch Images]
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|1865
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|at {{RecordSearch|1410399|FamilySearch}}
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9203 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/535/massachusetts-1865-state-census American Ancestors] ($)
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|1855
|State, all household members
|at {{RecordSearch|1459985|FamilySearch}}, index/images
at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4472 Ancestry.com] ($)<br>
at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/533/massachusetts-1855-state-census?refreshed=true American Ancestors] ($)
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For more information on census records, see [[Massachusetts Census]] and [[United States Census]].
For more information on census records, see [[Massachusetts Census]] and [[United States Census]].


==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.==
==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.==
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Massachusetts statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br>
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Massachusetts statewide beginning in 1841, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br>
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<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 ($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
*'''1630-1905''': {{RecordSearch|2241430|Massachusetts Town Births Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1636-1924''': {{RecordSearch|2400643|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index
*'''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, ($)
*'''1753-1900''': {{RecordSearch|2268583|Massachusetts Delayed and Corrected Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1840-1910''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10907/united-states-massachusetts-birth-index-1840-1910?s=275764761 Massachusetts Birth Index] at MyHeritage; index ($)
*'''1840-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1536925|Massachusetts Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5062 Ancestry]'' ($)
*'''1860-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3928 Massachusetts Birth Index] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
*'''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 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 ($)
*'''1600-1961''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=massachusetts Massachusetts Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4079 Massachusetts Town Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1633-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853 Massachusetts Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''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, ($)
*'''1784-1840''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3393 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1841-1915''': {{RecordSearch|1469062|Massachusetts Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2511 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30033/massachusetts-marriages-1841-1915?s=218489221 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''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 ($)
*'''1901-1955, 1966-1970''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2966 Massachusetts Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
*[http://www.genealogytoday.com/info/database/old-colony-ancestors.html Old Colony Ancestors Marriages] at GenealogyToday ($)
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
*'''1620-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4080 Massachusetts Town Death Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1620-1988''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2495 Massachusetts Town and Vital Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
*'''1640-1961''': {{RecordSearch|2285843|Massachusetts Town Deaths Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1700-1850''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61401 Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
*'''1795-1910''': {{RecordSearch|1675350|Massachusetts Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''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, 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 ($)
*'''1901-1980''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3659 Massachusetts Death Index] at Ancestry; index & images, ($)
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''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]'' ($)
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes] at DeathIndexes


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==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.==
==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.==
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before XXXX. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br>
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1841. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br>
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'''Obituaries'''<br>
'''Obituaries'''<br>
*[http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/massachusetts/ Massachusetts Obituaries]
*[http://www.obituaries.com/ns/obituariescom/obits.aspx?state=ma Obituaries.com]
*[http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=obituaries&aff=90 Archives.com Obituaries for Massachusetts] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/obit/browse.aspx?tp=2&p=24 Newspaper Obituary collection for Massachusetts: starts about 2003 to 2011] ($)
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/uco/states/ma_uco.htm Genealogy Buff User-Contributed Obituaries]
*[https://about.proquest.com/products-services/databases/Newspaperscom-Library-Edition.html ProQuest Newspapers.com Library] ($)
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/ma.htm Obituary Links Page], by town and county
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/ Online Massachusetts Death Records &amp; Indexes]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7545 Ancestry.com United States Obituary Collection for Massachusetts] ($)
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/obituaries/all/usa/massachusetts/ Massachusetts Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1988 - Current) at Genealogy Bank]
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&s_search_type=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Massachusetts&kbid=9064&m=19 Obits.Archive]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Massachusetts Obituaries], by county and town
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
'''Cemeteries'''<br>
'''Cemeteries'''<br>
*[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]]
*[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]
*{{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] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2579610|United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969}} at FamilySearch – [[United States, Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*[http://farber.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all?sort=Name,Dates Farber Gravestone Collection]
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/massachusetts-cemetery-records.htm Massachusetts Cemetery Records] at [https://accessgenealogy.com/ AccessGenealogy]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ma/index.htm Massachusetts Cemetery Records] at [http://www.interment.net/us/index.htm Interment]
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/cemetery-records-massachusetts.htm Massachusetts Cemetery Records] at [http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/index.html New Horizons Genealogy]
*[https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/46/cemetery-transcriptions-from-the-nehgs-manuscript-collections-1650-2000?location=massachusetts&database=Cemetery%20Transcriptions%20from%20the%20NEHGS%20Manuscript%20Collections,%201650-2000&searchPage=databasesearch Cemetery Transcriptions from the NEHGS Manuscript Collections, 1650-2000] at [https://www.americanancestors.org/ American Ancestors] ($)
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/massachusetts/massachu.html Massachusetts Tombstone Transcription Project] at [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/registry.html USGenWeb Transcription Project]
*[https://www.deathindexes.com/massachusetts/index.html Online Massachusetts Obituary and Cemetery Indexes] at [https://www.deathindexes.com/index.html DeathIndexes]
*[http://www.gravematter.com/index.php Massachusetts Cemeteries] at [http://www.gravematter.com/ A Very Grave Matter]
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