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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and Death records in Massachusetts on the state level start in 1841. General compliance date is unknown.
+*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Birth and Death records in Massachusetts on the state level start in 1841. General compliance date is unknown.<ref>''Massachusetts Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 30-33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
-*'''''Town Records:''''' Town records included information about birth, marriage, and death before state registration in 1841. Town records can start as early as the 1630s or when the town was established.
+*'''''Town Records:''''' Town records included information about birth, marriage, and death before state registration in 1841. Town records can start as early as the 1630s or when the town was established.<ref>''Massachusetts Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 30-33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Delaware.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref>
 *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Massachusetts Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Massachusetts.
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 *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
 *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
-*'''Birth information:''' Towns have been recording births in Massachusetts since the 1600s. Statewide registration began in 1841.A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' Massachusetts towns have been recording deaths since the 1600s. Statewide registration began in 1841. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Massachusetts death records]]
-*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
 == Further Massachusetts Research  ==