Massachusetts State Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The collection inculdes records for the years 1841 to 1920.

Record Description
Massachusetts births,marriages and deaths,1916-1920 and state amendments to vital records,1841-1920 located at the state archives in Boston.

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Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

Sources of information for This Collection
"Massachusetts, Statewide Birth, Marriage, and Death Records,1916-1920." FamilySearch. From the Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. Digital images, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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