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Massachusetts Surnames
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The Massachusetts Surname List is a genealogy registry of over 1 million surnames each with dates and submittor contact info. Find a distant cousin!

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USGenWeb Massachusetts Archives
Bible records, biographies, cemeteries, census, church records, court records, deeds, histories, newspapers, obituaries, pensions, photos, vital records, wills and and Special Collections Genealogy Records

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Massachusetts Surname Helper
Queries and surname registrations from USGenWeb, GenConnect message boards, and other RootsWeb sites.

Surname: Search for: Exact Surname   Soundex   Starts with   Wildcard search Type of Records: All Bible Record Bible Record Index Biography Biography Index Birth Record Birth Record Index Cemetery Record Cemetery Record Index Census Census Index Church Record Church Record Index Court Record Court Record Index Death Record Death Record Index Directory (eg City) Directory (eg City) Index First Families First Families Index Gazetteer Gazetteer Index Genealogy Genealogy Index History History Index Land Record Land Record Index Marriage Record Marriage Record Index Map Map Index Migration Record Migration Record Index Military Record Military Record Index Naturalization Record Naturalization Record Index Newspaper Newspaper Index Obituary Obituary Index Pension Record Pension Record Index Query Surname Registration Tax List Tax List Index Vital Record Vital Record Index Vital Record Index Will Will Index

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Massachusetts Census

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Year (optional): Any 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920 ============== State Censuses 1944 1855 1862 1865 1866 1875 1890 1892 1895 1905 1915 1925	State/County (optional): MA (all counties) ........ Alice Co. MA ........ Baltimore Co. MA ........ Barnstable Co. Co. MA ........ Berkshire Co. MA ........ Berkshire Co. Co. MA ........ Bristol Co. MA ........ Bristol Co. Co. MA ........ Dukes Co. MA ........ Essex Co. MA ........ Essex Co. Co. MA ........ Hamoden Co. MA ........ Hampden Co. MA ........ Hampden Co. Co. MA ........ Hampshire Co. MA ........ Hampshire Co Co. MA ........ Middlesex Co. MA ........ Middlesex Co. Co. MA ........ Nantucket Co. MA ........ Norfolk Co. Co. MA ........ Plymouth Co. Co. MA ........ Suffolk Co. MA ........ Suffolk Co. Co. MA ........ Worcester Co. MA ........ Worcester Co. Co. MA

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Massachusetts Marriages
RootsWeb User-Contributed Marriage Database

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Year of Marriage: (optional)				State: MA		Search by: Either Bride or Groom Groom Bride

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Massachusetts Obituaries
Rootsweb user-contributed database of obituaries

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Year of Death (optional):	State/County: (optional) All (any county) MA (any county) ........ Suffolk Co. MA

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Massachusetts Cemeteries
RootsWeb User-Contributed Database of Cemetery Records

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Location: (optional) MA (all counties) ........ Barnstable Co. MA ........ Plymouth Co. MA

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Massachusetts GenForum Message Boards

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Massachusetts RootsWeb / Ancestry Message Boards
View or Post Surname Queries. Search user-contributed Bible Records, Biographies, Birth, Marriage & Death Records, Cemetery Records, Census, Deeds, Immigration, Look-ups, Military, Obituaries, Pensions, and Wills

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Getting started searching for a Massachusetts Ancestor:

1. Begin with yourself and write down as much as you know. You can find free genealogy software and printable family trees at Genealogy Freebies to help record your information.
   
   
2. Vital records — birth, marriage and divorce, and death — are the foundations of genealogical research. Church records and census records may also provide additional clues. See the Ancestry.com census images for FREE!!!
   
   Use the search engines below to find if your ancestor's vital records are online; otherwise write to:
   
   Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
   470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor
   Boston, MA 02210-2224
   (617) 753-8600 Birth, Marriage or Death certificates (since 1906) In person: $6.00, Mail request: $11.00 State Archives: $3.00
   For earlier records, write to The Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125 (617) 727-2816.
   Divorce: Index only since 1952
   
   
3. Use the Ancestor Search directory of hundreds of searchable genealogy databases that can help fill in the blanks on your family tree. Keep track of your search results with this free research log. Be aware that not all genealogy information is available online. If your names are not found in an online database, you may have to do some research offline. Try the
   
   
   
   Massachusetts Archives
   Reference Supervisor
   220 Morrissey Boulevard
   Boston, MA 02125
   Tel: 617-727-2816
   www.magnet.state.ma.us/sec/arc
   
   
4. If you do not know much about an ancestor, you may need to do additional research on his or her children first. For example:
   • If you do not know when your ancestor was married, the birth date of the first child may give you the approximate time frame needed to search for the marriage records.
   • If you do not know where your ancestor lived, finding the birthplace of the children may provide a clue.

   
   
   

5. Collaborate with other genealogists researching the same families. You can search for them at the Maryland Surname List database.
   
   
6. Military records are an often overlooked source to obtain vital records. Learn how to send away to the National Archives for military service and pension records at Send to NARA for military records.
   
   
7. For additional help and detailed instructions for tracing ancestors, go to Free Genealogy Lessons and Guides.

 

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