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Massachusetts Birth Certificate
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Genealogical Information Emailed to You Without the Expense of a Certified Copy!


The genealogical research staff at Massachusetts Document Retrieval transcribes original birth certificates from 1931 and up through the present at the Massachusetts State Registry of Vital Records and Statistics Office in Boston.

We access a statewide, proprietary, public birth certificate collection encompassing 6+ million* birth records.

This 92-year proprietary birth certificate collection is only accessible onsite and not online.

*Source: Massachusetts Births Boston, MA: Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Massachusetts Department of Public Health. June 2023. **Estimate of 75K births a year, times 92 years.

The staff at Massachusetts Document Retrieval, with over 30+ years of genealogical research experience, carefully and meticulously hand-transcribe all pertinent genealogical birth information for you as if it were our ancestors.
Genealogical birth information for your family is abstracted and entered into our record forms to create your personal PDF.
Here’s an example of a transcribed Massachusetts birth certificate in PDF format to review.
You can also discover additional genealogical information from a Massachusetts birth certificate spanning the course of many centuries here on our website.
The fee for transcribing a birth certificate and sending it as a PDF to your email within 10 - 14 business days is $20.
Important Note: Transcribed birth certificates are valuable for their detailed family information, but they are only meant for family history. These transcribed records are NOT valid for obtaining passports, processing "REAL ID" applications, renewing driver's licenses, getting United States citizenship and social security benefits, or other legal purposes.
If you need a state-certified copy of a birth certificate for any legal reason, order a certified copy here on our Massachusetts Birth Certificate order form.

BIRTH SUBJECT'S NAME TO TRANSCRIBE

SUBJECT'S FATHER

SUBJECT'S MOTHER

IMPORTANT NOTE!
Birth certificates for persons born to unwed parents are restricted and not available to be transcribed.
Non-marital birth records are limited by State Regulations, Chapter 46, to either the subject, parents named on the form, or legal guardian or representative of the child.
Proceeding with this application to obtain a transcribed non-marital birth record may hinder your ability to receive a refund.

SUBJECT'S DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH TO TRANSCRIBE

  • If the month is unknown, select "Not Known" from the dropdown list.
  • If the day is unknown, select "Not Known" from the dropdown list.
  • If the specific year is unknown, enter the year you feel is most accurate.
  • In the "Notes" section on this form, enter up to five years, i.e., 1961 - 1965, to have searched.
  • Records before 1931 are not available for ordering. See Massachusetts Vital Records 1841 - 1930.
  • If the city or town is unknown, select "Not Known" from the dropdown list.
  • In the "Notes" section on this form, make your best guess about the place of birth.

Select Transcribed for Genealogy by Clicking on the Drop Down Arrow Below and then select "1 Transcribed Birth Record".

 

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