Massachusetts Vital Records
Records: 153,907
These are images of the original handwritten town records kept by Massachusetts town clerks from as early as 1620, although most begin in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Many of the towns represented are within Barnstable County. These records are not searchable by name. Browse by date or record type for best results.
Example Records
Source Information
Fold3, Massachusetts Vital Records ( : accessed February 8, 2023), database and images,
- Publication Title
- Massachusetts Vital Records
- Total Records
- 153,907
- Content Source
Archive Publishing
- Published on Fold3
- 27 Aug 2009
- Last Updated
- 21 Apr 2010
- Description
- Original early documents from Massachusetts towns, including vital records, town meeting minutes, statistics, and some church records.