Template:MA Vital Intro

In Massachusetts, the original vital records (birth, marriage, or death) are found with the clerk of the where the event occurred. The records start as early as 1639, though not all places followed the law.

It is easiest to start with the state vital records indexes (listed below) for events since 1841.

Massachusetts was the first state to bring a unified recording of these events. More details can be found on the Massachusetts Genealogy Guide and Massachusetts Vital Records pages.