Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2001

Recommended Genealogy Sites

Genealogy and How - daily news on genealogy and the latest genealogy databases online.

Massachusetts Cemetery Records - Transcriptions of tombstones and burial records from Massachusetts cemeteries.

Massachusetts Family History - comprehensive starting point for genealogy in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2001

Description:

Massachusetts became the sixth state in 1788. This database is an index to death records for the state from 1970 through 2001. The information was originally accessed from the Massachusetts State Health Department. Researchers may find information including the deceased's full name, date and place of death, and date and place of birth.

With the information provided in this index you may be able to obtain a death certificate. Death certificates can be very valuable because of the amount of information they provide (see extended description). Death certificates from 1911 to the present may be obtained from the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics at the following address:

Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mt. Vernon Street, 1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105

Inquiries are also welcome at (617) 740-2606. For more information about ordering death certificates and other vital records visit Massachusetts Death Certificates