BPL’s Obituary Database
Boston Public Library’s database includes obituaries published between 1932 and 1941 and between 1953 and 2010.
Find a Grave
World’s largest gravesite collection.
Legacy
Search obituaries and memoriams
Massachusetts Death Index 1970 – 2003
From death records you can discover a place and a date. Then you can check for local newspapers published around that period. If you have no luck online, check with the public library in that town or city.
Massachusetts Death Records & Indexes
Organized by county, each link is annotated, describing scope and advising about any limitations. There are 46 links for Massachusetts records and related information, plus information about writing for copies of vital records.
Masschusetts Deaths 1841 – 1915
Name index and images of Massachusetts statewide death registers and certificates.
Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name index to death and burial records from the state of Massachusetts. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers.
