For a Massachusetts Death Certificate, please print and complete the appropriate form, and send a money order or check (payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts) to the name and address below.
Phone, fax, and expedited service are available for an extra charge.
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
(617) 740-2600
Fax: (617) 825-7755
For death records prior to 1916, you will need to contact the Massachusetts State Archive.
The Massachusetts Archives at Columbia Point
220 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
(617) 727-2816
FAX: (617) 288-8429
To order:
From the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics.