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Record Finder Table for Massachusetts
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics
This Record Finder table links to the Massachusetts topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Personal Details and Affiliations
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 * style="align:left; width:25%;" | Searching for:
 * style="align:left; width:35%;" | Best Records to Search:
 * style="align:left; width:35%;" | Alternative Records:
 * align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
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 * Census
 * African Americans
 * Indigenous Peoples
 * Cultural Groups
 * Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)
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 * Church Records
 * Emigration and Immigration
 * Periodicals
 * Societies
 * Periodicals
 * Societies


 * align="left" | Occupation
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 * Census
 * Directories
 * Emigration and Immigration
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 * Newspapers
 * Court Records
 * Biography
 * align="left" | Religion
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 * Church Records
 * Biography
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 * Bible Records
 * Cemeteries
 * align="left" | Social activities
 * style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 * Biography
 * Newspapers
 * Societies
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 * Obituaries
 * Court Records
 * Cemeteries
 * Directories
 * align="left" | Physical description
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 * Military Records
 * Biography
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 * Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)
 * Vital Records
 * Emigration and Immigration
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 * Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)
 * Vital Records
 * Emigration and Immigration