I have noticed this practice as well (deaths in my case). I live in Mass. but don't know the reason out-of-state events are registered in the local Mass. town. I figured it was commonplace in all states, so I'll be interested to see if anyone out there has an explanation Debi Ham > On March 21, 2017 at 3:00 AM transitional-genealogists-forum-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Send TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM mailing list submissions to > transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists2.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mailman/listinfo/transitional-genealogists-forum > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > transitional-genealogists-forum-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > transitional-genealogists-forum-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Registering out-of-state births in Massachusetts (M. A. Beldin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:35:12 -0700 > From: "M. A. Beldin" <mabeldin@gmail.com> > To: Transitional-Genealogists-Forum@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TGF] Registering out-of-state births in Massachusetts > Message-ID: > <CABy+r=Ro7hEw7CdxY+0uSxEPgso=hnFh4P-fGqcDxRWg0p_bSQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Why do people who have children born in other states or countries register > their infants with the state of Massachusetts when they move there? > > I remember reading something about having to register a marriage but can no > longer find the source or reason. My great grandparents were from > Pittsfield, but apparently eloped and married in New Lebanon, NY, but then > registered in Pittsfield when they returned to live there. > > But i am also finding births that occurred out of state, or out of country > as with my Great Grandfather's family who immigrated from Scotland to > Boston and registered their young son, born in Jan 1886, immigrated in Sep > 1886. > > Yesterday, I found a registration of a baby who was born in Plattsburgh, > NY, in 1892, but apparently moved to Springfield, Massachusetts the same > year and his registration is in the birth registers. I also noticed several > others from Albany, NY. It is only the young babies, none of the older > children are registered. > > I just wrote to my cousin in Massachusetts but she does not know why. > However, says it still happens for marriages and deaths, she didn't mention > births. > > I searched online, and the two wikis, FS.org and Ancestry, but can't find > the explanation I have found in the past. > > Thanks > Margie Beldin > Washington State > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM Digest, Vol 11, Issue 65 > ***************************************************************