Ancestry.com - Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003 $

Original source: The New York Times (1851-2003), The Los Angeles Times (1881-1985), The Boston Globe (1872-1923), The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend and National Editions) (1921-1975), The Chicago Tribune (1850-1985), The Hartford Courant (1791-1942), The Washington Post (1877-1990), The Atlanta Constitution (1869-1929). Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850 $

Original source: Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904; Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914; Vital Records of Lawrence Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926; Vital Records of Lincoln Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1908; Vital Records of Richmond Massachusetts to the Year1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1913; Vital Records of Shirley Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1918; New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vital Records of Chelmsford Massachusetts to the Year 1849. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1914. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Ancestry.com - Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896 $

Original source: Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Providence, RI, USA: Narragansett Historical Publishing, 1897. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

Archives.com - Massachusetts Birth Records, 1569 - 1850 $

946,779 Records. Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

Births of Rutland, Massachusetts

Births of Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, as copied from 'Rutland Vital Records,' published in 1905 (out of copyright). (3,628 births printed.) BALL, BARTLET(T), BROWN, BROWNING, DAVIS, DEMOND, ESTABROOK, GATES, HOW(E), MOOR(E), PUTNAM, READ, RICE, SMITH, STONE, WHEELER.

City of Boston - Registry Division

Vital records, certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates.

Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., Births (1887-1893)

Each entry gives the date of birth, name of child, names of parents, birthplace of father, and the birthplace of the mother.

Duxbury VR Contents - Contents of Duxbury Vital Records

Complete transcription of the 1911 book giving all birth, marriage and death records through 1850, drawn from the records of the town of Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and other sources.

Early Vital Records of Massachusetts to the end of 1849

Transcriptions and images of the Massachusetts Town Vital Records "Tan Books" from the early 20th Century.

FamilySearch.org - Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Massachusetts. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 4,639,049 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch.org - Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915 ^FREE

Name index and images of state birth records from 1841-1915. The registers of births are first arranged in volumes by year. Within the volumes the birth entries are arranged by town then numerically by the number it was entered into the registers. May include a few births for 1840.

FamilySearch.org - Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887 ^FREE

Index and images of vital records recorded by the town clerk of Springfield.

FamilySearch.org - Massachusetts, State Vital Records, 1841-1920 ^FREE

Massachusetts births, marriages and deaths, 1916-1920 and state amendments to vital records, 1841-1920 located at the state archives in Boston. This collection is being published as images become available.

Massachusetts Archives - Vital Records 1841-1910

Online searchable database of the indexes to Massachusetts vital records from 1841-1910. Each index entry will include the person's first & last name, the town or city where the event occurred, the year, volume number, & page number. The database is searchable by first and last names, year, & location.

Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 ^FREE

Database from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Obtaining Certified Copies of Vital Records

Town of Natick, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts 1874 - 1913 Vital Records

Vital Records of Braintree, Massachusetts 1640-1793

Vital records in alphabetical order for birth, death, and marriage by surname of groom or bride.

VitalChek Network - Massachusetts