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Massachusetts Vital Records Information

The Registry collects, processes, corrects and issues copies of vital records (birth, death and marriage) that occurred in Massachusetts from 1921 to the present. Earlier records may be available at the City or Town of Occurrence.

Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Fl.
Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: (617) 740-2600

The Massachusetts Archives holds Massachusetts vital records covering the years 1841-1920.


U.S. Vital Records Collections That Include Massachusetts


Free Massachusetts Vital Records Online

Barnstable County Massachusetts Vital Records


Berkshire County Massachusetts Vital Records


Bristol County Massachusetts Vital Records


Dukes County Massachusetts Vital Records


Essex County Massachusetts Vital Records


Franklin County Massachusetts Vital Records


Hampden County Massachusetts Vital Records


Hampshire County Massachusetts Vital Records


Middlesex County Massachusetts Vital Records


Nantucket County Massachusetts Vital Records


Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Records


Plymouth County Massachusetts Vital Records


Suffolk County Massachusetts Vital Records


Worcester County Massachusetts Vital Records


Popular Collections of Compiled Massachusetts Vital Records

Corbin Manuscript Collection

The Corbin Manuscript Collection includes records from 1650-1944. Images of the Corbin Manuscript Collection are housed at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. This collection of records was transcribed and compiled by Walter E. and Lottie S. Corbin, primarily from records from central and western Massachusetts for the period 1650-1944. This collection contains local records (including local histories, church records, town clerks' books, family bible entries and gravestone inscriptions), genealogies, and source notes.