Vital Records - Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates

Birth Certificates

The Tewksbury Town Clerk will have birth records of anyone whose parents lived in Tewksbury at the time of the birth. Birth certificates are available for $15. The long-form is required for passports, immigration, and other legal purposes.

Creating Out of Commonwealth Birth Certificates / Adoptions

The Clerk's Office in conjunction with the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics can issue Out of Commonwealth Birth Certificates for adopted children born abroad. Parents who wish to create such a record must have been Tewksbury residents at the time of the adoption. By appointment only. Please call the Clerk's Office at Phone: 978-640-4355 for specific information.

Marriage Certificates

The town clerk's Office will have marriage records of any couple who filed their marriage intentions in Tewksbury. A certified copy of a marriage certificate is available for $15.

Death Certificates

The Town Clerk's Office will have death records of any death that occurred in Tewksbury and copies of records of Tewksbury residents whose death has occurred within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The fee for a certified copy of a death certificate is $15.

Certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records are available at the Town Clerk's Office in Tewksbury and the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Copies of vital records may be obtained in person or by mail.

The State Registry of Vital Records & Statistics

If you are not sure where the record you seek is filed locally, you may contact the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. For further information regarding operating hours and fees of records please call Phone: 617-740-2600. Their mailing address is: 

Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street
First Floor
Dorchester, Massachusetts 02125-3105