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**Massachusetts**

**Event:** Birth or death 

**Cost of copy:** In person:    $6.00, Mail request: $11.00    State Archives: $3.00

**Address:**    Registry of Vital Records and Statistics    470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor    Boston, MA 02210-2224 

**Remarks:** State office    has records since 1906. For earlier records, write to The Massachusetts Archives at    Columbia Point, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125 (617) 727-2816. 

Check or money order should be made    payable to **Registry of Vital Records**. Personal checks are accepted. To    verify current fees, the telephone number is (617) 753-8600. This will be a **recorded**    message. 

**Event:** Marriage (State) 

**Cost of copy:** In person:    $6.00, Mail request: $11.00    State Archives: $3.00

**Address:**    Registry of Vital Records and Statistics    470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor    Boston, MA 02210-2224 

**Remarks:** Records since    1906. 

**Event:** Divorce (State) 

**Cost of copy:** See    remarks 

**Address:**    Registry of Vital Records and Statistics    470 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor    Boston, MA 02210-2224 

**Remarks:** Index only    since 1952. Inquirer will be directed where to send request. Certified copies are not    available from State office. 

**Event:** Divorce (county) 

**Cost of copy:** $3.00 

**Address:** See remarks 

**Remarks:** Registrar of    Probate Court in county where divorce was granted. 
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This page last reviewed August 25, 2000

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