Massachusetts has some of the oldest and most comprehensive birth records in the U.S., with documentation dating back to the early 1600s. Local town halls began recording births long before the state required it. Many colonial records, maintained by town clerks, are still accessible today.
Massachusetts, a key location during the American Revolution, has some of the oldest European settlements in the U.S. The state’s records reflect its long history of immigration, including Irish and Italian communities.
Birth, Marriage & Death
Birth Records
- United States, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1840-1910 3,406,032 records
- Massachusetts, Berkshire, North Adams Births, 1850-1906 77,332 records
- Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, Volume 1, Births (1914) 952 records
- Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1, Births (1917) 822 records
- Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1, Births (1910) 814 records
- Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1, Births (1903) 576 records
- Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1, Births (1916) 544 records
- Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts, To the Year 1850, Volume 1, Births (1910) 536 records
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