How do I find my birth records in Massachusetts?

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How do I find my birth records in Massachusetts?

The Registry of Vital Records (RVRS) preserves Massachusetts vital records for documentation and research. You can request certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records that are open to the public.

How do I find the date of my birth certificate in Massachusetts?

Look at the top of the certificate. The state file number is the number under which the state of birth filed the birth certificate. The date filed is the date on which the state first filed the paperwork for the birth certificate, it is not the date of birth of the individual on the certificate.

How to find Massachusetts Death Records?

Massachusetts Death Records,1841-1915 (includes scanned images of the death registers and certificates)

  • Massachusetts State Vital Records,1841-1920 (includes births,marriages and deaths,1916-1920,and state amendments to vital records,1841-1920; not yet complete)
  • Massachusetts Town Deaths Index,ca.

    • How to find a death record in Massachusetts?

    Norfolk County: Knollwood Memorial Park Burial Search (Canton,Massachusetts)

  • Norfolk County: Village Cemetery and Brookdale Cemetery Burials in Dedham,Massachusetts
  • Norfolk County: Pondville Cemetery Burials in Norfolk,Massachusetts
  • Norfolk County: Sharon Memorial Park Burial Search Jewish Cemetery in Sharon,Massachusetts

    • How to find Massachusetts birth records?

    Child

  • Parents
  • Father not listed on the record (this requires documentation supporting paternity)
  • Legal guardian (this requires documentation supporting guardianship)
  • Legal representative (this requires documentation supporting representation)

    • How to find Massachusetts marriage records?

    Massachusetts marriage certificates

  • Certified marriage certificates
  • County marriage certificates
  • Massachusetts Marriage Record registries
  • Genealogy records