Massachusetts vital records are available from the Registrar of Probate Court in the county that the event took place.  This is the county in which the couple last lived while they were married.  There are countywide indexes available through each county probate court that existed from 1922 to the present.  If you are seeking Massachusetts birth certificates, you may find these in the town where the child was born, as well as the town where the parents lived last.  Marriage certificates are also on file where intentions were filed, but not necessarily the town where the marriage took place.  Death certificates are available in the town where the person last lived at the time of death and the town of death, if the two were different.

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Information On Massachusetts’ Vital Records

How to Contact Massachusetts' Vital Records Offices by Life Event

Death or Birth Certificates

You can get a copy for $6.00 in person, $11 for a mail request, and $3.00 for state archives.

Contact Information:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
470 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA. 02210- 2224

The Massachusetts State Office carries vital records dating back to 1906.  If you require records earlier than 1906 you can write to the Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point, 220 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125 or contact them at (617) 727- 2816.

Please make your personal check or money order payable to Registry of Vital Records.  You can confirm the current fees by listening to the recorded message at (617) 753- 8600.

Massachusetts State Marriage Records Information

You can get a copy for $6.00 in person, $11 for a mail request, and $3.00 for state archives.

Contact Information:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
470 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA. 02210- 2224

Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics carries records dating back to 1906.

Massachusetts State Divorce Records Information

Contact Information:
Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
470 Atlantic Ave, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA. 02210- 2224

Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics only carries an index since 1952.  The state office does not offer certified copies and the inquirer will be directed to the correct place to send a request.

Massachusetts County Divorce Records Information

$3.00 per copy

Contact the Register of Probate Court in the county where the divorce was originally granted.