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=== Massachusetts Research Tips | | | ||
<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | |||
<center>''The Massachusetts Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Massachusetts. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | |||
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== Massachusetts Research Strategies == | |||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Massachusetts:<br> | |||
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===Finding Massachusetts Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Massachusetts|Finding Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
===Finding Massachusetts Records=== | |||
* | *[[Massachusetts Record Finder]] | ||
=== Massachusetts | ===Massachusetts Statewide Databases=== | ||
*[[Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records|Massachusetts Online Genealogy Records]] | |||
===Massachusetts Research Process=== | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Massachusetts Research, 1880-Present]] | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Massachusetts Research, 1850-1910]] | |||
*[[Massachusetts Descendancy Research]] | |||
*[[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide|Massachusetts Genealogy Guide]] | |||
*[[How to Find Massachusetts Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Massachusetts Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] | |||
*[[How to Find Massachusetts Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] | |||
*[[Massachusetts Genealogy Guide|Massachusetts Genealogy Guide]] | |||
== | == Massachusetts Research Tips == | ||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Massachusetts:<br> | |||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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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:''''' [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:''''' [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. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Massachusetts Substitute Records|Massachusetts Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created in the town records or by the state starting in 1841 may include information about the parents. However, information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Massachusetts Newspapers]] and [[Massachusetts Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Massachusetts Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Massachusetts Census|Massachusetts Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''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. | |||
== Further Massachusetts Research == | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Massachusetts.pdf Massachusetts Family History Library Research Outline] | |||
*[http://magenweb.org/index.html MAGenWeb] - Massachusetts GenWeb Project | |||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/mass/ Massachusetts Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Massachusetts | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ma/ Cyndi's List] - Massachusetts genealogy websites | |||
*[http://www.raogk.org/massachusetts-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Massachusetts Records Guide | |||
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