This page provides information on obtaining copies of Massachusetts
birth certificates, Massachusetts marriage licenses, Massachusetts divorce
decrees and Massachusetts death records. There are also useful
links to past Massachusetts Vital Records for those of you conducting
family history research. General information about US vital
records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page
Massachusetts birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained
from the following government office:
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street
1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
Massachusetts birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as
well as more information are available on the following
pages:
The Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
may be contacted
by phone on (617) 740-2600 or online at
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Remarks: State office has no records previous to 1916.
For earlier records, write to The Massachusetts Archives
at Columbia Point, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125
(617) 727-2816
Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at
FamilySearch.org
over 700 million records online, search Massachusetts
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1900s
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Certificate Service
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Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
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