Dale gives Good Links! Sorry that I can't do that for mine, but I do believe there is one for the first. You may want to go through Cyndi's List to find it or do a Google search as "state"+"vital records". 1.) The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has all records from about 1850 (I've seen individual sheets earlier on the microfilms)to now. These are indexed in 5 year increments (1851-1856, etc) by Type and then, if marriage, by groom and by bride. The value here is that you can search by surnname under Births. Your person may or may not have been actually born in (No.) A. Going to the state allows a quicker & wider search. These can be written for to their offices at Columbia Point (yes there's a fee & see note above). This department is commonly referred to as the State Archives. Hours of Operation have changed again. Call or write if you plan to visit. 2.) The N E Hist Gen Soc provides a search & copy service for its members which is much faster. The Society now has the States' consolidated indexes in their research library, which facilitates coming up with a correct name/date, etc. (The State Archives people are helpful but really need the correct info.) The society's volunteers can then get a copy for you. Again, there's a fee. Go to their web-site, <www.newenglandancestors.com> I'm a member there and do go in occaisonally, but with all the above & Dale's leads, you should be able to find the information you need. Robert M. Gerrity YANKEE ANCESTRY P. O. Box 2814 Acton, MA 01720 >From: Dale H Cook <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Fw: How to find a death record c 1881/2 ?? >Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 06:48:41 -0500 > >On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:23:42 +1100 "margm" <[email protected]> >writes: > > > Sadly I got no responses to my enquiry. Do I have the right > > list?? > > snip < > > Family story says he died but dont know exactly where , > > when or what from ??????? > >Marg - > >In order to get a Massachusetts death record for someone it helps to know >where he died. The records are kept by the individual city and town >clerks. Since your ggm was living in Attleborough (now Attleboro - the >name was shortened when it became a city in 1914) that is the reasonable >place to start. The vital records for Attleboro are published only >through 1850, so you would want to contact: > >Attleboro City Clerk >77 Park St. >Attleboro, MA 02703 >508-223-2222, Ext. 3111 > >City web site: >http://ci.attleboro.ma.us/ >(The City Clerk does not appear to have a page) > >Note that North Attleborough became a seperate town in 1887. If you have >no luck with Attleboro try: > >North Attleborough Town Clerk >43 S. Washington St. >North Attleborough, MA 02760-1642 >508-699-0108 > >Town web site: >http://north-attleboro.ma.us/ > >Town Clerk: >http://north-attleboro.ma.us/government/departments/town_clerk/ > >Dale H. Cook >USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns >http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail