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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] > Massachusetts Vital Records | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] > Massachusetts Vital Records'' | ||
= Maine Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online = | |||
== Maine Vital Records Online Links == | |||
= Introduction to Vital Records = | |||
= Birth Records = | |||
=== Early Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths === | === Early Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths === | ||
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Images of certificates are online at [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/MASS_BMD/default.asp New England Historic Genealogical Society]<br> | Images of certificates are online at [http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/MASS_BMD/default.asp New England Historic Genealogical Society]<br> | ||
== Adoption Records == | |||
=== Divorce Records | = Marriage Records = | ||
Many '''eloping couples '''went to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | |||
== Divorce Records == | |||
From 1738 to about 1888, divorce records may have been filed in the county court, governor's council records, superior court of judicature, or supreme judicial court. After 1888 proceedings were usually filed at the county probate court and superior court. The library has some of these court records, including: | From 1738 to about 1888, divorce records may have been filed in the county court, governor's council records, superior court of judicature, or supreme judicial court. After 1888 proceedings were usually filed at the county probate court and superior court. The library has some of these court records, including: | ||
Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=76413&disp=Divorce+index%2C+1952%2D1970%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 959804-5.)] | Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth. ''Divorce Index, 1952–1970''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=76413&disp=Divorce+index%2C+1952%2D1970%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 959804-5.)] | ||
= Death Records = | |||
= Substitute Records = | |||
[[Maine_Church_Records|Maine Church Records]] | |||
[[Maine_Cemeteries|Maine Cemetery Records]] | |||
[[Maine_Census|Maine Census]] | |||
[[Maine_Newspapers|Maine Newspapers]] | |||
[[Maine_Military_Records|Maine Military Records]] | |||
[[Maine_History|Maine History]] | |||
= Lost or Missing Records = | |||
= Tips = | |||
= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | |||
[[Maine_Archives_and_Libraries|Maine Archives and Libraries]] | |||
[[Maine_Societies|Maine Societies]] | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
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[http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&as_brr=1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=1&lr=&as_vt=Vital+Records+of+Massachusetts+to+the+Year+1850&as_auth=&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= Google Online Books: Vital Records of Massachusetts to the Year 1850] 571 online books with full preview and fully searchable. | [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=10&as_brr=1&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=1&lr=&as_vt=Vital+Records+of+Massachusetts+to+the+Year+1850&as_auth=&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= Google Online Books: Vital Records of Massachusetts to the Year 1850] 571 online books with full preview and fully searchable. | ||
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.[http://www.massachusetts-genealogy.com/Massachusetts-Vital-Records.cfm <br>] | 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.[http://www.massachusetts-genealogy.com/Massachusetts-Vital-Records.cfm <br>] | ||
[[Category:Massachusetts]] | [[Category:Massachusetts]] | ||