Massachusetts, Delayed and Corrected Vital Records, 1753-1900

What is in This Collection?

These records include Index and images of births, marriages and deaths housed at the Massachusetts State Archives in Boston. The collection covers the years 1753 to 1900. The collection includes forty-two volumes of birth registers, amendments to births, 1841-1920,and state amendments to births.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

The name of the individual Date and place of event Parents' names, their race and residence Name of spouse Race

Residence Birthplace of parents Number of child in family Ages Gender

Marital status Occupation of deceased Cause of death Date and place of burial

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1852 Birth record

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  1893 Marriage record

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  1895 Death record

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Massachusetts, Delayed and Corrected Vital Records Digital Folder Number List.