Massachusetts Vital Records

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	A statewide index to divorces after 1952 is available at the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, but no records are kept there (see [[Massachusetts Court Records]] for location of divorces prior to 1922 and Probate Records for those filed after that date). A descriptive sheet entitled “Massachusetts Divorce Records,” by Roger D. Joslyn, which originally appeared in the [http://http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil] ''Massachusetts Genealogical Council Newsletter'', may still be available from the council at P.O. Box 5393, Cochituate, MA 01778-5393.		A statewide index to divorces after 1952 is available at the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, but no records are kept there (see [[Massachusetts Court Records]] for location of divorces prior to 1922 and Probate Records for those filed after that date). A descriptive sheet entitled “Massachusetts Divorce Records,” by Roger D. Joslyn, which originally appeared in the [http://http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil] ''Massachusetts Genealogical Council Newsletter'', may still be available from the council at P.O. Box 5393, Cochituate, MA 01778-5393.
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		+	*{{FS\|1675351\|Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910}}
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		+	*{{FS\|1463156\|Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915}}
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		+	*{{FS\|1949332\|Massachusetts, Death Index, 1970-2003}}
		+	*{{FS\|2061550\|Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1579-2001}}
		+	*{{FS\|1928860\|Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920}}
		+	*{{FS\|1865477\|Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887}}

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	*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Massachusetts_Vital_Records Massachusetts Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Massachusetts birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.		*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Massachusetts_Vital_Records Massachusetts Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Massachusetts birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.

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