Information for Massachusetts:
Birth Certificates are on file in the town you were born in, and the town your parents were living in at your birth. Marriage Certificates are on file in the town where you filed your intentions, not the town where you were married. Death Certificates are on file in the town the person was living in at the time of death, and also the town of death, if different.
Unless the records were destroyed, they date back to the incorporation date of the town. Vital Records for many towns published in a series of books available in very many town libraries, at Mass Archives, and at NEHGS.
County Index:
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Probate & Family Court 81 Main St Edgartown, MA 02539 (781) 627-4703 | ||
Divorce records are available from the Probate Court. Birth, death and marriage records, are available from the State Office (since 1905), Archives (1841-1905) or the town in which the event occurred. Vital Records for many towns published in a series of books available in very many town libraries, at Mass Archives, and at NEHGS. Links to the town offices for Dukes County are listed below. | ||
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Essex County Register of Deeds 36 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 (978) 741-0200 x250 | Essex County Genealogical Society Post Office Box 313 Lynnfield, MA 01940-0313 | |
Divorce records are available from
36 Federal Ct Salem, MA 01970-3212 (978) 741-0201. Birth, death and marriage records, are available from the State Office (since 1905), Archives (1841-1905) or the town in which the event occurred. Vital Records for many towns published in a series of books available in very many town libraries, at Mass Archives, and at NEHGS.
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Probate Court 425 Main Street Greenfield, MA 01301-3313 (413) 774-7011 | ||
Divorce records are available from the Probate Court. Birth, death and marriage records, are available from the State Office (since 1905), Archives (1841-1905) or the town in which the event occurred. Vital Records for many towns published in a series of books available in very many town libraries, at Mass Archives, and at NEHGS. Links to the town offices for Franklin County are listed below.
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