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*'''''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:''''' [ | *'''''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:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Massachusetts.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.<ref>''Massachusetts Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1997, 30-33. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [ | *'''''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:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Massachusetts.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Massachusetts Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Massachusetts. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Massachusetts Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Massachusetts. | ||
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