Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924
Index to selected birth records. We may not have legal rights to publish the images associated with these indexed records.
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Massachusetts, Births
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Massachusetts,_Births_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index to selected birth records from 1636 to 1920 and state wide births from 1921-1924, 154 volumes. See related FamilySearch Catalog below.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
These records may contain the following information:
- Child's full name
- Sex of child
- Date and place of birth
- Race
- Name of Father
- Name of Mother
- Occupation of Father
- Mother's and Father's birthplace
- Residence of Parents
- Informant
Collection Content
Sample Images
Boston births, 1700-1800
Birth record, Newton, 1906
Collection Details
Record Type: Birth
24,610 Records
72,915 Personas
2,899 Images
Location of Original Records
City offices, Massachusetts
Cite This Collection
"Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2026. City offices, Massachusetts.
